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16 April 2025

I still remember my first record player. It was green, a portable model that could be closed up and carried by its handle. I have no idea what became of it. When I joined the Marines, I relinquished all claims to my worldly possessions, and the player simply faded away. I had a few albums back then—The Young Rascals, Country Joe and the Fish, and some others I can no longer recall. Funny enough, it's possible those records are still tucked away somewhere in the back of my small garage. Now that I think about it, the green record player might not have been my first; if there was one before it, I don’t remember. Memory is such a peculiar thing—far from perfect.

“Right now, I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.” - Steven Wright

Another hard thing…

...and I really hate needing to do it... Trigger warning ⚠️ this post will discuss the passing of a beloved pet and what to do after that. It was very hard go write, so I recon it may be hard to read as well... As I write this, Arwen is walking in front of me, sniffing as she goes, relaxing and enjoying the walkies. We're going a bit slower, she needs a rest every now and then, but she wags her tail, she comes for hugs... She's showing me she's having a good time. As I write this, I start crying and find out that I forgot my tissues.... Ah well... Sobbing mess it is... […]

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Check out the new episode of our “Wes and Shelly Share” podcast: “Episode 33: Sources of Joy and Summer Goals”
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Buying games was sort of expensive so I'd rent the popular games and just waited until the used price got cheap enough to buy it at GameStop or the book store.
Kids now just hope what they're buying is good and then have to beg for a refund if it doesn't work out.
#gaming #memories #feelingold

🧵1 RE-thinking about what you've 'accomplished'
Maybe more so since I'm now the other side of 60, I occasionally think about this on a more life-long scale. Some days I definitely think 'What the heck have I done?' and I chose not to really pursue 'success' in the obvious way, rather to 'live' (and yes, you could 'live' more spectacularly with more 'success' lol)--
#memories #success #accomplishments #living #OldGuy

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@ben Even in the 80's when I was a child, the diversity was still good. I remember when my 5 year old sister won us a trip to New York City, my mom had so many choices to book the airline tickets. We chose the Eastern Shuttle and flew down on an A300. But right next to us at a gate was a New York Air DC-9 and I loved the look of the plane. #memories.

5 years ago, lockdown in Sicily started.

There were no facemasks, people improvised with what they had, painters masks, scarves, cut up diapers.

Had an illegal BBQ with our friend who got trapped, hauled out alone in a boatyard that shut down and just gave him the gate key but no access to water. He was going crazy, with only Merkel the boatyard dog for company.

Meanwhile our boat started leaking. With no way to haul out I was forced into a very creative repair.

The US #school system is deeply flawed.

Why do we force #children to sit still for 8 hours per day? Force them to wake/sleep against their brain's natural cycle (sleep is when #memories form and for kids, neurodevelopment too).

Sometimes we even throw #medications at them to force this #compliance.

And if a kid is #neurodivergent, this is extremely toxic. e.g. I am NOT OK, the public school system has given me #cPTSD, and stunted my intellectual development.

We need to do better for all #kids. And banning #books is not the right way to do it.