Tag: making decisions

• Fantasy, Reality, and the Unreal – Thoughts from July 12 and 15, 2023

  

  July 12, 2023 Listen up, people. I’ve got something to say. Just kidding. If I had something to say, I would just say it. I don’t like it when people introduce what they’re going to say. Patti does this quite often. She says, “I’m going to tell you something, but you have to promise not…

  Brian Kirwan

  June 27, 2024

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  2023, bankruptcy, being rich, blame, blind cat, California, cat, dragons, evil, evil doesn’t exist, Fablehaven, fairies, fantasy creatures, fantasy series, flea medication, I’m going to tell you something, impersonating men, impression of men, living in New York, making decisions, man voice, modern fantasy, my Friday, mythological stories, no heroes or villains, Nora Ephron books, parents, Patti, problems with pooing, Quest, research, rich people problems, snob hill, stress, tears, thoughts, Thoughts papers, tired of crying, trauma, unicorns, water heater leakage, weather, works of fiction, yelling

• Vacation PTSD and Loud Nerds – Thoughts from May 14 and 15, 2023

  

  May 14, 2023 I’m tired and cranky. It’s Mother’s Day, but that’s not why I’m cranky. Patti’s mom and my mom are no longer alive. It’s my life that’s feeling more and more out of control. Patti makes decisions for me, my work makes decisions, and time doesn’t allow me to make more than a…

  Brian Kirwan

  May 21, 2024

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  2023, acknowledge another human being, anniversary, cayenne pepper, dripping sweat, eating lunch, I told you that, ignoring other people, Jamaica, knocking my chair over, lack of decision making, life out of control, living without a say in our lives, loud conversation on phone, loud noise, lunch, lunch at night, making decisions, Mother's Day, my part in the plan, mysterious plans, Patti, plans, podcast, spicy meal, staring at their phones, steamed vegetables, sweating, talking on speaker phone, thoughts, tired and cranky, vacation, vacation PTSD, vacation time, vegetable lunch, visioning a plan is easy, young and nerdy

• Spandex Underwear – Thoughts from November 6 and 14, 2022

  

  November 6, 2022 I feel like most of the world caters to people who are not like me. I’m not religious, don’t like restaurants or fast food, care about other people, don’t believe in anything, don’t like live events, and don’t think simply about anything. On the outside, I’m of average height, weight, and looks…

  Brian Kirwan

  January 23, 2024

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  2022, 4% spandex, accepting reality, average white man, beautiful display, behind-the-scenes, beliefs, beliefs are information, Bruce Willis, centient computer, computer beliefs, cultures come with beliefs, data collected, don’t like fast food, don’t like live events, don’t like restaurants, don’t think simply, ethical issues, I don’t like surprises, I like spoilers, I’m not threatening, ignoring human rights, instant access, life is about the destination, life is about the journey not the destination, logic, logic based on reality, logic is objective, making decisions, making fun of myself, mesmerized, moving, non-believer, not religious, people believe I’m normal, politicians, programing beliefs of a computer, programmer, rain, rainbow in rearview mirror, religious beliefs, science fiction, spandex hater, spandex underwear, spoilers, supercomputers, surprises, The Sixth Sense, thoughts, Thoughts papers, unique weirdo, world without beliefs