Tag: routine

• Mormons, Caffeine, and BFFs – Thoughts from May 22 and 25, 2024

  

  May 22, 2024 Yesterday, a fellow employee retired. He retired from his primary job a while ago and this was his retirement job. Now he’s fully retired from all jobs. Patti is still retired and still not smoking. I never really had a plan for retirement. I will never see myself as a retired person…

  Brian Kirwan

  March 18, 2025

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• Thanksgiving Orphans and Thinking Differently from Everyone – Thoughts from November 19 to 28, 2023

  

  November 19, 2023 I found out from Patti that we might be orphans on Thanksgiving. Hopefully, it will keep me from over stuffing myself like I normally do. Except for my last two days off, I’m down in my weight. Holidays have become mainly about eating and drinking more than you normally would. All the…

  Brian Kirwan

  October 15, 2024

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  2023, almond butter, atheist, behavior, being too honest, being unique, days off, debaucherous eating, dessert, drinking enough water, eating unhealthy food, emotional eating, excluding myself, food associated with holidays, forgetting to drink water, freethinkers, gaining weight, happiness and health, health problem, holiday treats, holidays, I look normal, judgemental thoughts, mental illnesses, mini donuts, movies, not moving, Patti, privileged group, routine, squishy couch, Thanksgiving, The Whale, thinking differently, thoughts, turkey, unique thinking, unrelatable, wine

• Jamaica, Here We Come – Thoughts from June 11 and 12, 2023

  

  June 11, 2023 Here we sit in the LAX airport. It’s about 9:30 pm and our flight is at about 11:30 pm. Who is this “we” you speak of? This might be your question if this is your first ever Thoughts paper you’ve read from this Brian guy. Brian is one of the we and…

  Brian Kirwan

  May 30, 2024

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  2023, airport, away from our bags, Beatrix, being tired, boarding groups, boarding the plane, Brian, carry-on, cats, cats are part of my routine, choking on salt, Couples Resorts, Facebook, flight, French fries, fur on our stuff, gaining vacation weight, getting nervous, Italian hot sauce, Jamaica, laptops, LAX airport, Luna, Miami airport, missing my bed, missing the cats, my weight, packing, Patti, Quest, racism sexism and religious fundamentalism, resort restaurants, resorts, routine, Scout, sleeping on planes, Starbucks, suitcases, talking cat, the American South, thoughts, Thoughts paper, too much salt, vacation, vacation meal, vegan and vegerarian options, Willow

• Morning Routines – Thoughts from July 14 and 16, 2022

  

  July 14, 2022 Patti was having me put in for time off for her birthday in September and she had me going back to work the day after we drive back from Vegas. She does this often. She tells me what days to take off, but doesn’t add a day at the end for me…

  Brian Kirwan

  November 7, 2023

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• Brian Explains Boredom and Change – Thoughts from October 15 and 22

  

  October 15, 2010 Brian Explains: Boredom Some people have a hard time being alone. I am not one of those people. I can be alone for hours and I always find something to do. The hardest part for me is deciding what to do. I guess this makes this an anti-explanation of boredom, but I…

  Brian Kirwan

  June 29, 2023

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• Brian Explains Life and Time – Thoughts from September 14, 2010 and January 14, 2011

  

  September 14, 2010 (Future note: The following Thoughts papers are not actually Thoughts papers. They are articles I included in my blog Brian Explains Life. I explain many things in these articles, but this Blog Intro describes them best.) Brian Explains Life: Blog Intro All right, you are here. I don’t know where you came…

  Brian Kirwan

  June 20, 2023

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