Tag: 2023

• Failure is Always an Option – Thoughts from January 28, 2023

  

  I’m starting this Thoughts paper to get it out of the way. I don’t really have anything to talk about yet, but starting is always the first step to any endeavor. Your journey begins with a single step. That’s what they used to say back in the ableist past. If you don’t have feet or…

  Brian Kirwan

  March 26, 2024

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  2023, ableism, ableist, ancestors, appreciate other weirdos, conversations in my dreams, conversations with myself, discrimination, discriminatory language, discriminatory practices, ethics, failure is how you learn, Failure is not an option, feeling like a weirdo, Frank Zappa, good answer, horrible person, horrible things, I relate to other weird people, I should be saying something, illogical rules, isolated communities, language, logical and ethical, making my thoughts understandable to others, ready to go statements, religions, shallow goals, starting is the first step, That’s a good question, thinking in feelings, thinking in images, thinking in sounds, thinking in words, thoughts, Thoughts paper, update your vocabulary, words created by isolated communities

• Yelling Instructions and Open Caskets – Thoughts from January 27, 2023

  

  I’m terrible at non-creative tasks. If you tell me to create something or help figure something out, I can start thinking of possibilities right away. If you give me orders to follow, my brain panics and shuts down. I can memorize things on my own, but my conversational memory sucks. When I have written instructions,…

  Brian Kirwan

  March 21, 2024

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  2023, American society, audio instructions, autobiography, beliefs, death on display, disturbing open casket, disturbing religious traditions, disturbing ritual, extreme religions, false beliefs, following instructions, funerals, hate, ignoring reality, my conversational memory sucks, non-creative tasks, open casket, open casket for a child, quick instructions, racism, reality denial, religion, seeing a dead boby, sexism, things that disturb me, thoughts, unnatural, written instructions

• My Weird Memory and VHS Tapes – Thoughts from January 15 and 21, 2023

  

  January 15, 2023 I have a weird memory. When I hear the name Neil, I can think of Neil Patrick Harris, Neil Armstrong, Vince Neil, Neil Peart, and Neil from the Young Ones. My middle name is Patrick like Neil Patrick Harris, but I don’t use mine much. I have friends, relatives, and a wife…

  Brian Kirwan

  March 19, 2024

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  2023, edit videos, eight-track ADAT recorder, four-track cassette player, Living in the past is my future, Neil, Neil Armstrong, Neil from the Young Ones, Neil Patrick Harris, Neil Peart, no new creations, past creations, Pat, Pat from Saturday Night Live, Pat McCormick, Pat Sajak, Patricia Heaton, Patrick, Patrick Dempsey, Patrick Star, Patrick Stuart, Patti, Patti LaBelle, refurbished VCR, remix tracks, spelling, Sponge Bob Square Pants, thoughts, transfer analog to digital, VCR, VHS videos, video tapes, Vince Neil, weird memory

• Followed by Cats – Thoughts from January 8 to 14, 2023

  

  January 8, 2023 Most things are ending at my work today. There are parades, shows, and events that are having their last performances for the season. Tomorrow will differ from today. We’re back to mainly having only the cranky old timers here. I got to know many new people and they will only rarely be…

  Brian Kirwan

  March 14, 2024

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  2023, accidentally posting, audio, book, breaking the rules, Brian Creates, cats, cats follow me, cats ignoring people, cats on my lap, cats on top of me in bed, cats see me as a big furless cat, clumsy, cranky old timers, didn’t break anything, end of holiday season, Facebook, fake enthusiastic hellos, fellow atheist, ignoring other people, Julie Sweeney, justifying their job, lift on the deck, managers, more money but a joy free life, My Ears, new people, outstanding balance, Patti, Patti fell, personal work on work computers, posting on Facebook, problem people at work, Quest, rain sucks, raining, rules for everyone, SoundCloud, special connection with cats, thoughts, Thoughts from Life, tiny feet, upload songs, work, writing

• Raining on Santa – Thoughts from January 3 and 4, 2023

  

  January 3, 2023 It’s raining and I’m doing a job today that involves picking things up from one location and taking them to another location in an adorably compact truck. I’m pushing things to and from my truck so I can’t use an umbrella to protect myself. The other option is to use the hood…

  Brian Kirwan

  March 12, 2024

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  2023, adorably compact truck, black Santa, curly-haired dog, don’t watch the news, drenched in sweat, drowned rat, excessive sweating, heavy jacket, history of sweating, hood on my jacket, horrible Republicans, justifying horrible behavior, non-verbal Santa in a wheelchair, non-white Santa Claus, Patti, podcast, raining, Santa Camp, Santa Claus, Santa with a sty on his eye, self-deprecating humor, sprinkling, sweating is my hobby, the news, thoughts, transgender Santa, umbrella, well hydrated

• Mythical New Year and Crying Babies – Thoughts from January 2, 2023

  

  Here we are in 2023. This is my first entry of the new year so you know it’s going to be good. I can say that because you’ll probably forget I said it by the end of reading this paper. As always, I’m going to live in the past for the first part. I was…

  Brian Kirwan

  March 7, 2024

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  2023, absurd circumstances, Amazon money, animated version, Beatrix, beliefs, birthday party for one year olds, Catholic school, cats, chips, dips, disappointing knowledge, entertainment, fireworks, Good Mythical Morning, guacamole, illogical, illogical rules, live in the past, love of money, Luna, marathon watching, memoirs, movies when I was seven, New Year’s Eve, no special features, normalizing religion and sports, Patti, pop culture references, Quest, raining, religious, religious experiences, scientific truths, Scout, sparkling wine, The Hobbit from 1977, thoughts, unnatural events, weirdness, Willow, wine, YouTube

• Brian Explains Screwing Up and Food – Thoughts from October 1, 2010

  

  Future note: This is the third Brian Explains Life blog article I am including as part of the Thoughts from Life blog, but it should have been the first. I thought it was strange that the introduction to the blog was from 2010, but the articles were from 2011. To make up for this screw…

  Brian Kirwan

  June 27, 2023

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