Tag: book

• The Mothers, The Beatles, and The Other Bands – Thoughts from May 12 and 19, 2024

  

  May 12, 2024 As I mentioned in my non-existent seminar, it’s Mother’s Day today. Patti and I no longer have living mothers so it’s just a reminder of what’s missing in our lives. We also don’t have living fathers, but we’ll deal with that when we get to Father’s Day. I celebrated the day by…

  Brian Kirwan

  March 11, 2025

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  1966, 1968, 1970, 2024, autobiography, baseball analogy, being friends with your spouse, being non-religious, Billboard charts, book, Canadian, comparing bands, comparing songs, fantasy stories, Father's Day, fathers, friends before dating, George Harrison, George Martin, getting to know someone, Hard Days Night, ignorant opinion, John, longevity, lying on date, Mike Nesmith, Mother's Day, motherhood, mothers, my fantasy stories, Patti, Paul, Preferring The Beatles, preferring The Monkees, presenting perfect version of yourself, religious myths, Ringo, skipping book chapters, song writing, The Beatles, The Beatles vs The Monkees, The Monkees, The Monkees movie Head, The Rolling Stones, thoughts

• I’m a Cat Trapped in a Dog’s Body – Thoughts from September 24 and October 8, 2023

  

  September 24, 2023 Flourishing in my own filth is the first thing I typed for this Thoughts paper. Where do I go from there? There’s only one place to go. I’m going where I always go. Here we are in my usual talk of wondering when the world is going to stop being so predictable.…

  Brian Kirwan

  September 3, 2024

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  2023, autobiography, barrier to moving, book, bring up images, caring about other people, cat trapped in a dog’s body, comparing men to dogs, creativity, depressing thoughts, driving on the freeway, editing and scheduling, feminist author, hiatus from writing, I’m a Cat Trapped in a Dog’s Body, lack of time, men’s behavior, moving closer to my work, my own filth, not collecting new stuff, our stuff, Patti, plosives, problematic letters, retired, sibilance, suicide for horrible men, the word moist, the world is predictable, think like a cat, thinking, thoughts, Thoughts paper, Thoughts papers, tired of my stuff, wishing people dead, writing

• Falling for April Fools and Multitasking – Thoughts from April 1 and 3, 2023

  

  April 1, 2023 It’s April Fools’ Day! Believe nothing I say today unless it sounds too boring to be a joke. I hooked up my dash-cam to look out at the traffic and inside my car. I like everything about it except how fat it makes me look. It’s capturing the video of me accurately…

  Brian Kirwan

  April 30, 2024

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  2021, 2023, accurate video is a problem, April Fool’s Day, April Fools!, audio book, autobiagraphy, bad fall, bad pasture, based on a true story biography, being clumsy, being in a hurry, believe nothing, birthday, book, dash-cam, distractions, dying, eating lunch, extended stays in the hospital, falling, fatness, fool you later, inside my car, lack of a chin, multitasking, Norm Macdonald, Patti, phone call, quick thoughts, real lives need exaggeration, receding hairline, repeating words, small feet, texting, The Simpsons, thoughts, Thoughts paper, traffic, transitions, visual jokes, watching TV

• 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

• Thanksgiving – Thoughts from November 21 and 27, 2022

  

  November 21, 2022 I’m listening to Jenny Lawson’s book Broken and have listened to others by her. Like me, she has anxiety issues and thinks weird thoughts. I’m enjoying it. It turns out I enjoy hearing other people’s weird thoughts as much as writing my own. I like people I can relate to. I can’t…

  Brian Kirwan

  February 1, 2024

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  2022, addicted, addictions, America, anxiety issues, arguments, arguments with relatives, author, being a sidekick, belief, book, Broken, celebrate my flaws, Competition ruins everything, debt, demeaning, disagreement, discriminatory practices, equal partner, flaws are relatable, forgiving student loan debt, future consequences, help young people, Jenny Lawson, literary works, non-smoking, normalized discrimination, older people, other points of view, Patti, pleasant conversations, political leanings, privilege, promise of money, removing personality, resources, smoking, Thanksgiving, the addict I love, thoughts, weird thoughts, word choice, writing, youngsters

• X Chromosome – Thoughts from July 30 and August 1, 2022

  

  July 30, 2022 The past few days have been weird, but not in a good way. I had to sit still on a freeway for hours and eventually get off the freeway by driving the wrong way. I gained 3.7 pounds in one day (not my personal record, but close). The day before, I got…

  Brian Kirwan

  November 28, 2023

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• The Reality of Shyness – Thoughts from July 17 to 19, 2022

  

  July 17, 2022 It’s the birthday of the place I work. We have food trucks all over and they are giving burgers to all the employees. I gave my meal away to another employee and found out it was his third of the day. Someone else brought in donuts. I ate my regular food because…

  Brian Kirwan

  November 9, 2023

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  2022, alone, antidote to anxiety is knowledge, autism, book, burgers, complex realities, control myself, conversation about nothing, conversations, conversations with women, diverse knowledge, diverse people, donuts, favorite bosses were female, female teachers, food trucks, free food, genuine conversation, hate, hearing conversations, ignorance, knowledge, male teachers, men, misogyny, most men, my happiest and healthiest self, no point to the conversation, no politics, no religion, no sports, opposite of me, perspective on life, power and money, pro-science atheists, Reality Acceptance, reality denial, relatable topics, Sesame Street, Sesame Street for adults, shy, shy kid, shyness, social monster, teach about reality, TED Talk, The Highly Sensitive Person, the unknown, thoughts, Thoughts papers, trust women, website, welcoming, women, worries of youth, young and shy

• Covid-19 – Thoughts from May 30 and June 23, 2022

  

  May 30, 2022 Today started out crappy. I got a negative comment about the book The New Jim Crow about how racism has changed since the days of Jim Crow laws, but it still exists. The comment simply said, “ridiculous.” It was from an older man with Air Force on his baseball cap. Originally, I…

  Brian Kirwan

  October 24, 2023

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• Anxious Cat and Cat Dad – Thoughts from February 15 and 16, 2022

  

  February 15, 2022 I didn’t write yesterday because I was spending time with Patti on Valentine’s Day. We went out to breakfast even though it was after 2:00 in the afternoon. Patti and I are not early risers unless we have to be. I cheated on the vegan thing with butter and eggs, but not…

  Brian Kirwan

  August 24, 2023

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  2022, accident, Affordable Healthcare Act, anxiety, apologized, apology, arguing, autobiography, back tightens, bare feet, blood on face, book, book sales, breakdown, breakfast, Canadian, cat, cat tree, Catholic household, coworker, cracker smashing, expensive ads, health care act, hugs, I am happy, illogical behavior, incident, invaders to her house, litter box, Martin Short, medications, miserable people, Obamacare, Patti, pooping, Quest, Reality Acceptance, stress, The Happy Atheist, thinking machine, thoughts, troubled, up 4 pounds in one day, urinating, Valentine’s Day, vegan