For the past week I’ve been dealing with my chronically injured right shoulder and bursitis in my left elbow. About a week ago I decided to stop doing any exercise that causes me pain. Remarkably, just by stopping all push-up type movements resulted in my shoulder improving within days! I can’t believe it. I’ve had…
App Light
I am very selective about loading apps onto my phone. My reasons include: Functionality – Many apps are poorly designed and offer less functionality than websites. Tracking and Permissions – I’ve often begun to install an app, but after realizing that installing it would require giving the app my location, contacts, personal data etc, I…
Unrealistic Expectations
Ainslie’s rule to guarantee disappointment – Hold others in your life to your own high expectations. They are guaranteed to disappoint you. The older I get, the less I do this – probably because I’ve failed to meet my own expectations so often that I have more empathy for others who don’t meet them. I…
Some Days The Shit Just Keeps Piling On
So my chronic right shoulder injury is finally getting better now that I’ve stopped doing exercises that reinjure it. I can’t believe how good it feels after just a few days of mindful exercising. What an idiot I’ve been. So of course, today my left elbow that’s been acting up lately swelled up. F**k me….
Hi, How’s The Weather?
When I was in high school, I often realized that people I was talking to really had no interest in a meaningful conversation. I called these “Hi, How’s the weather?” conversations. After some meaningless small talk, the person would look over my shoulder, see someone they were interested in, make excuses and leave. Since I…
Missing Her Three Years Later
I miss my wife. I miss talking to her everyday. I miss walking the dog with her before dinner. I miss eating dinner with her. I miss her smile and her laugh. I miss making her coffee. I miss how her hair smelled. I miss knowing she was always there.
Don’t Tell Me You Love Me
When my former sister-in-law used to say goodbye to me, her last words would be “I love you.” When I was part of a self-help group, some members would tell me they loved me. Even today, when I listen anonymously to podcasts and watch YouTube videos, the creators often sign off by saying “I love…
Stop Digging
The first step to getting out of a hole is to stop digging. It sounds obvious, but when I’m up to my knees in it, I often keep digging. My most recent experience is with my shoulder injury. I injured my shoulder attempting to do an exercise that looked “easy” and I thought I “should…
You’re An Employee – Not The Owner
With the recent labor shortages and post/in pandemic worker shortages, employees have been leaving jobs, demanding higher salaries and better benefits and opting out of work altogether. I predict this won’t last long. After all, the poor always get screwed over. Here’s what I think will happen: Some business will close down because they cannot…
Roid Rage
Well that didn’t last long. After feeling like I could run through a brick wall for the first two days of taking prednisone to unblock my Eustachian tube, I crashed. Those first two days, I felt fantastic! I was energetic. My dizziness subsided. My energy was through the roof. Even my sore shoulder felt better….