Tag: 2026

• Cloudy Skies – Thoughts from February 18, 2026

  

  Yesterday, I talked about colors, but I didn’t mention the color white. A study of white reveals that it comprises all the colors. If you don’t know about light, this may not make sense. Before I get too deep into white being made of a rainbow of light, I’ll move on to a specific discussion…

  Brian Kirwan

  September 1, 2026

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  2026, 3-D painting with precipitation, aggressively honest, cats, Cloud City, cloud shapes, clouds, clouds are always changing, clouds bring rain, clouds in the sky, clouds of heaven, clouds shield us from the sun, collecting rain, colors, creatures appearing in clouds, cumulonimbus clouds, depression, feeling sad, flying saucer, gray clouds, images in clouds, imagination, inspired creation, inspiring clreativity, lenticular clouds, light through the clouds, negative feelings, only seeing clouds, perfectly saucer shaped, phenomenon, rain clouds following sad people, random patterns, Roswell New Mexico, seeing different things in clouds, seemingly random, Star Wars, thoughts, UFO cloud, viewing angle, weather, weather in action, white

• Good Colors, Bad Colors, and Brown – Thoughts from February 17, 2026

  

  One day, I was listening to something that sparked many thoughts about many different subjects. As I was driving, I dictated these thoughts as email messages to myself. I automatically put any email I send to myself in a folder of notes. I try to take pictures of things that happen in my life so…

  Brian Kirwan

  August 25, 2026

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  2026, art classes, blood, brown, changing my favorite color, collections, colors, danger, dark green, discussion of colors, Dodger blue, Dodgers, email messages, emergencies, favorite animal, folder of notes, Garfield, Garfield phone, globe being covered in red paint, green, horror movies, liking red is creepy, love of tigers, loving cat, mallard ducks, mixing paints, mom’s favorite color, my favorite color is tan, my mind works faster than my mouth, notes, orange, orange fur, Patti, Patti likes pink, pink, pink cat dressed in Dodger blue, primary colors, purple, red, red cars, secondary colors, sparking thought, stripes like a tiger, taking pictures, thoughts, tigers, weird, what different colors mean to me, wood is brown, yellow, you want to feel wood

• Autobiographies and Religion – Thoughts from February 15, 2026

  

  Before I begin this Thoughts from Life, let me tell you two things about myself. I have listened to many autobiographies because I enjoy hearing about someone’s life from their point of view. Biographies tell you about someone’s life from the outside. Autobiographies are like diary entrees and biographies are like book reports. Before I…

  Brian Kirwan

  August 18, 2026

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  2026, atheism, atheist, audiobook, Augusten Burroughs, autobiographies, autobiography, beliefs, beliefs are irrelevant to your story, beliefs are temporary guesses about the world, biographies, Caitlin Moran, Carrie Fisher, comedy writers, David Sedaris, Dawn French, diary entrees, Ellen DeGeneres, getting religious at the end of your autobiography, humorous writers, Jennifer Saunders, Jenny Lawson, Kevin Hart, Kevin Smith, Mindy Kaling, Miranda Hart, people’s beliefs, predictions, religious language, religious practices, religious subjects, religious subjects in autobiography, Richard Ayoade, Sarah Silverman, spirituality, Steve Martin, supernatural happenings, talking about religion, talking about your beliefs, thoughts, Thoughts from Life, Tiffany Haddish, Tina Fey, Trevor Noah, waxing poetic

• Valentine’s Day, Lazy Susans, and Sliding Spice Racks – Thoughts from February 14, 2026

  

  Patti and I exchanged gifts for Valentine’s Day, but I also continued my work on the kitchen. Patti has wanted me to change how the doors open on several of the cabinets. This involves drilling new holes on the opposite side of the cabinet and reattaching the door upside down. The tough part of the…

  Brian Kirwan

  August 11, 2026

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  2026, accomplish the impossible, all reality all the time, bringing the magic to life, building a base, cabinet door, dealing with time, Debbie Downer, drilling holes, effects wizard, exact measurements, fantastical happenings, fantasy stories, kitchen rebuild, lazy Susan, metaphor for our relationship, new sink cabinet, not physically possible, oscillating saw, Patti, plentiful imagination, possibilities are endless but time it not, presenting reality, ruin the magic with reality, sink cabinet, sliding spice rack, spice rack, the story’s reality, things must be supported, thoughts, tools and skills, Valentine's Day, weird connections, wizards

• Ignorance is Miserable and Orange – Thoughts from February 13, 2026

  

  Today, I’d like to talk about the phrase “Ignorance is bliss.” The original line from a Thomas Gray poem is “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise.” My only problem with the phrase in modern times is that it only considers the ignorant person. Not caring about other people is the definition of…

  Brian Kirwan

  August 4, 2026

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  2026, being a good person, bullies, claim you were joking, enraged when discussing Trump, fake news, gauging his power to others, happy in your ignorance, hate for everyone, how miserable he is, ignorance, Ignorance is bliss, ignorance is only bliss to the ignorant, ignorant people, ignorant rantings, ignoring most rumors, information, interpreting facts toward a certain goal, isolation from reality, lack of life experience, losing control of our lives, lying to the world, misinformation, news stories, no friends, no one cares about you, no voice of reason, not caring about other people, only caring about money and power, Patti, powerless, psychopaths, pursuit of power, removing hate from my life, rumors, rumors are exaggerated or false, sheltered from information, someone’s word is not fact, Thomas Gray poem, thoughts, Trump, willful ignorance

• John Waters, Greasy Strangers, and Weirdos – Thoughts from February 12, 2026

  

  I’ve listened to three audiobooks by John Waters. He’s fascinating as an author, a director, and as a person. The more I learned about him, the more I wanted to see his early films. Over the years, I’ve seen more of his recent films, but I wanted to see the films that started his career…

  Brian Kirwan

  July 28, 2026

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  2026, alcoholics, asshat in the White House, author, boring action-adventure films, chasing, cliches in movies, comedy, controversial parts, degenerates, depraved weirdos, director, Divine, documentaries, dragging American values through the mud, drug addicts, early films, Female Trouble, fighting, flaws fully on display, heisting, humor, Jim Hosking, John Waters, like-minded maniacs, minimal budget, movie stunts are boring, Multiple Maniacs, nonsensical, people on the edge of sanity, Pink Flamingos, purposely weird films, questionable ethical choices, quirky movies, ramped up the depravity, relatable characters, stretching the boundaries of cinema, The Greasy Strangler, thoughts, Thoughts from Life, tired of conventional films, unique people, villain coming back from defeat, weird films, weird people

• Breakroom Temperatures, Preferred Seating, and Super Bowl Aggressions – Thoughts from February 11, 2026

  

  My recent two-part article went into how I have OLD (obsessive-logical disorder). It’s not exactly OCD but is mental illness adjacent. I’m going to point out another time at work that my mind flips out. It takes place in a breakroom that I shortly discussed in one article. The breakroom has two major flaws. Being…

  Brian Kirwan

  July 21, 2026

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  2026, A-holes on the freeway, aggression of the event, break from the cold, breakroom, despising everything football represents, extra anxiety, guns and shooting, heating my lunch, humorless, imperfect day, keeping my good ear to the room, mental illness adjacent, mind flips out, my preferred seat, obsessive-logical disorder, OCD, OLD, people think I’m kidding, prop the door open, quarantine myself from the Super Bowl, seeing the microwave numbers, Super Bowl, Super Bowl on TV, super bowl Sunday, temperature of the room, thoughts, working on Super Bowl Sunday

• Double Doors, Automatic Toilets, and Germaphobes – Thoughts from February 1, 2026 – Part 2

  

  When last we left the mentally ill rantings of the author of this two-part article, he was explaining OLD (obsessive-logical disorder). I was describing the double doors at the top of the stairs at work. If none of this sounds familiar, go back and read Part 1 of this two-part article. I established in it…

  Brian Kirwan

  July 14, 2026

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  2026, automatic toilets, automatic towel dispenser, automatically flushes again, backpack, breakroom, contradicting rules, courtesy flush, crowded restroom, double doors, fix the situation, germaphobe, half of lights off, I’m glad you asked, illogical behavior, illogical flushing, keep to the right, kind of right either way, lining up doors, living in caves, lockers, logical questions, logical reason, logical side of my brain, mentally ill rantings, obsessive-logical disorder, OLD, paper towels on the ground by the door, Part 2, restroom, rude behavior, stalls, thoughts, Thoughts from Life, two-part article, urinals

• Continuing Throat Problems, Odd Cabinet Connections, and OLD – Thoughts from February 1, 2026 – Part 1

  

  On January 22, I had my checkup appointment for my throat. I changed the cough drops I used, but I could still feel something on my vocal cord. The polyp had grown back. I saw that on my last appointment. When the doctor came into the exam room, he asked how my throat was doing.…

  Brian Kirwan

  July 7, 2026

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  2026, acronym, cabinet between two floor vents, checkup appointment, common behaviors, connecting solidly, cough drops, doctor, double doors, drinking water on my way to work, healing my throat, humongously entertaining explanation, keep to the right rule of walking, kitch remodel, logical way of doing things, long commute, lower cabinets, mental illness, not perfect, obsess over illogical things, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessive-logical disorder, OCD, odd connection points, OLD, Part 1, people behaving illogically, polyp on my vocal cord, scowl on my face, thoughts, throat doctor, throat problems, vent cover, wood grained panels

• Fugitives, Relocating, and a Possum Named Steve – Thoughts from January 10, 2026

  

  Patti and I are fugitives. If that doesn’t make you interested, I don’t know what will. In case this is the first Thoughts from Life you’ve ever read; I’ll briefly explain the situation. Patti (my wife) and I (me/Brian) have adopted an outside cat (Archie). We would let him come into the house, but we…

  Brian Kirwan

  June 30, 2026

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  2026, an opossum is in the trap, animal trap, apple pieces, Archie, Brian, bushes to hide, California, cats, Competition ruins everything, cut up apple, fugitives, giant rat tail, illegal activities, illegal to relocate a possum, illegal to relocate a raccoon, meowing endlessly, opossum, outside cat, Patti, Patti’s truck, porch, possum, possum’s open mouth, proper punctuation and grammar, Scout, slim chance of survival, Steve, thoughts, Thoughts from Life, trapdoor closed, undisclosed location, wire cutters, zip-tied door