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Inflatable Slides, Thinking for Myself, and Smelling Others – Thoughts from July 22, 2024

I saw a billboard from the freeway that was advertising an inflatable slide that you could rent for your party. The billboard was in Spanish, so I don’t know what it actually said. It made me smile because Patti was talking the other day about getting an inflatable slide in our backyard. She saw that…
Brian Kirwan
2024, advertisements, billboards, body odor, boredom, choice is a privilege, disgusting smell, doing things my way, elevator smell, expressing thoughts, filling in downtime, free will, gorilla smell, inflatable slides, nerdy problems, nerdy thoughts, no pleasing me, paralyzed by choices, parties, Patti, pleasant smells, thinking about doing something, thinking for myself, thoughts, Thoughts paper, too much information, too much perfume, unexpressed thoughts, unexpressed topics, writing about indecision -
White Lineage, Personal Planners, and Shoe Racks – Thoughts from July 21, 2024

Yesterday, I was coming into work, and I saw a personalized license plate on a white Ford truck in front of me. I stared at it and figured out the weird combination of letters. It could only be one thing. I couldn’t think of anything else it could be. The license was as close to…
Brian Kirwan
“white lineage”, 2024, acting, birthday, building, built a shoe rack, bumper stickers, collaboration, cordless drill, embarrassment, focusing, Ford truck, happy wife, I need a manager, making doctor’s appointments, music, Patti, personal assistant, personalized license plate, phone calls, planning skills, planning vacations, race cars, racist phrase, rage, recent obsession, speedway bumper sticker, tennis shoes, thickness of the wood, thoughts, vague memory, white lightning, white racists, writing, writing details -
Windshields, Pig Men, and Random Clams – Thoughts from July 16 and 17, 2024

July 16, 2024 I would like to talk about an issue that is of great importance to me. You may already know what I’m going to talk about. Yes, the thing that disturbs me most when I’m driving is having a dirty windshield. We’ve all been there. Bugs die, birds poop, and dirt gathers on…
Brian Kirwan
2024, bitch-fest, caring about other people, caring about women, Cartoon Network, Chartreuse!, dirty windshields, eating raw vegetables, Emilio Estevez, fart after eating, fart jokes, farting while sleeping, horrible traditions, how to be men, invisible windshield, issues, literary reference, Martin Sheen, men are pigs, Patti, random clam, random things!, restroom, seeting the toilet seat up, self-deprecating humor, summer of our discontent, teach men to be good people, thoughts, vegan diet, weird animation, windshield washer fluid, windshield wipers, yoga, YouTube -
Writing Thoughts and Me – Thoughts from July 8 to 14, 2024

July 8, 2024 There’s been a rumor that this is my last Thoughts paper. I just want to state for the record that I still have thoughts I write down and I don’t see an end to them anytime soon. Who started the rumor is not important. Why they started the rumor is more relevant…
Brian Kirwan
2024, autobiagraphy, average height, average looks, average white man, big nose, blind without glasses, camera down my throat, curious what authors look like, deaf dumb and blind kid, deaf in one ear, ears stick out, graying hair, inner thoughts, interesting paragraphs, laughing at my flesh, life experience, living in the past, meeting expectations, midlife, motives, my surface level self, near sighted, outer appearance, paragraphs, Patti, Pete Townsend, point of living, product of the times, questioning your purpose, reading, receding hair, Roger Daltrey, rumor free, rumors, sentences, shampoo with dye, sore throat, The Who, thoughts, Thoughts from Life, Thoughts paper, throat cancer, throat problems, throat specialist, unprecedented times, wearing glasses, weight, Wordscapes, writing, you can only live in the present -
Birthdays at Home – Thoughts from July 1 and 6, 2024

July 1, 2024 July is here, and the hot summer bugs are singing their songs. To me, the songs mostly sound like Happy Birthday because tomorrow is my birthday! I don’t know if I’ve ever talked about what it’s like to have a summer birthday, so here I go. If you have a summer birthday,…
Brian Kirwan
2024, 54 years old, alcoholic drinks, annoying birthday aftermath, Beatrix, being held back a year, Ben and Jerry’s dairy free ice cream, Blue Milk, cats hanging out with me, celebrate on my birthday, chili dog from Wienerschnitzel, chocolate chip cookie dough, choice of beverages, dairy, dairy-free ice cream, Disneyland, eating as you drink alcohol, eating in a restaurant, fireworks, food is better at home, Fourth of July, girl cats, Happy Birthday, hearing problems, holiday near your birthday, home body, hot summer bugs, lactose intolerance, leftovers, Luna, no school birthdays, Patti, sample cocktails, Scout, senior citizen, singing bugs, sliver of bed space, Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, staying at home, summer birthdays, sushi on my birthday, the cats, thoughts, Willow

