Tag: website

• 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

• Rockstar Dreams – Thoughts from May 7 and 8, 2022

  

  May 7, 2022 May the seventh be today. I cleared out my office yesterday enough to get easily to my guitar. I still haven’t played it, but I can as soon as I add a new high string and tune it. It’s been a while, so I’ll have to remind myself how to do it.…

  Brian Kirwan

  October 12, 2023

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  2022, being shy, believing in magic, brutally honest, calendar, Chewbacca height, cleared out, connection points, deafness, dog, Facebook, fighting as kids, George, hating others, knowing magic is real, lack of embarrassment, limitations, Magical Misfits, my deafness, my guitar, my office, my songs, negativity, Neil Patrick Harris, new high string, nothing, on my good side, playing, racist, Reality Acceptance, red flags, rockstar dreams, saying inappropriate things, scheduling posts, Seinfeld, show about nothing, shy me, shyness, significant other, Sister, speaking softly, super religious, take offense, tall guy, thoughts, Trump fan, tune, understanding magic, website, website management, Wizardland, working

• Stressed Smile – Thoughts from March 28 and April 1, 2022

  

  March 28, 2022 I’ve been working on adding exercises and examples to my book. It has added about ten thousand words to it. I look forward to the day when I will have to explain what book I’m working on, but I only have the one right now. I would love to have time to…

  Brian Kirwan

  September 19, 2023

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  2022, accepting reality, angry, April Fool’s Day, bad behavior, beliefs, confrontation, coworker, creative thoughts, defensive, disagreement, evidence, fake story, fear, fighting realities, fooling people, future note, general subjects, happier life, health, health problems, identities, ignorance, lack of enthusiasm, lying to others, male, my book, Nerd Mouse, not a programmer, other people, plugins, Reality Acceptance, reality denial statements, religious, rich, running from realities, specific knowledge, staff of people, stressed, thoughts, Thoughts papers, unhappy, website, white, words, writing

• I’m a Bit Much – Thoughts from February 19 and 20, 2022

  

  February 19, 2022 I’m sitting in a van and the mileage on it is 77077. Excited doesn’t even state how much that delights me. Patti and I went to a casino yesterday, and I walked out $60 richer. This is about equal to that. I just began my workday about two hours ago and it’s…

  Brian Kirwan

  August 29, 2023

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  2020, 2022, a rest from me, accepting reality, avoidance, casino, categories, cats, conversations, cool numbers, food, freaking out, happier, health, healthier, I’m a bit much, litter boxes, mileage, my book, negativity, new ride, Patti, personal stories, Quest, Reality Acceptance, religion, richer, Scout, secrets, silent treatment, thoughts, vacations, website