Tag: interesting conversations

• Me, Casual Conversations, and My Birth Certificate – Thoughts from January 21 and 27, 2024

  

  January 21, 2024 As someone was talking about watching a football game and getting riled up, I had an existential crisis as I listened. I felt an urge to point out how I could never have a conversation about such a reprehensible sport. I held my tongue, but it made me wonder if I’m ever…

  Brian Kirwan

  November 26, 2024

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• Experiencing Things not Made for Me, Including Silence – Thoughts from December 3 and 6, 2023

  

  December 3, 2023 English is my first language. I don’t really have a second language, unless you count Nerd as a language. Sometimes, I wish I spoke another language well enough to have conversations, but not enough to put in the time to actually do it. I have delved deeply into English enough to keep…

  Brian Kirwan

  October 22, 2024

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