The newest cliché

I am sensitive to words, probably too sensitive to most of them. It is no surprise, therefore, that some clichés nearly cause me to scream out loud when I hear or read them used. One such cliché, which has yet to appear on lists of clichés but should be at the top of them, is Continue reading The newest cliché

Telling what's important

But how do you decide what “important” is? Sometimes the important stuff is nothing but a collection of individually unimportant things. Sometimes I have a hard time not caring about unimportant things. via How to Create Space and When You’re Always in a Rush | Zen Habits .

The year, thawing

Yesterday afternoon, the weather was not only sunny but warm, around 70℉. I could, for the first time this year, open the windows of the house, and the sun-roof of my car. This provided a break in my usual pattern of thinking — usual for February — that says that it will always be cold, Continue reading The year, thawing