When I was a young child, I used to love to swim. I’d spend every Saturday morning in swimming lessons, and then after lessons I’d stay at the Glencoe Club pool, diving in to the water, climbing out, jumping in again, splashing, treading water, just generally entertaining myself in a way that seems impossible now that iPhones exist.
Today being Martin Luther King Jr. Day, , I’m sharing my favorite quote, not just of among his, but of any: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ “
Given a lot of time at home not going out and catching Covid-19, and a new home office desk setup, I’ve taken the time to upgrade my blog to the latest version of EE, remove a ton of cruft, and get things all organized in here under the hood. It feels fresh and clean and I may even come back for more than just big updates.
[I posted on my mom’s Facebook page today.]
I am sorry to be sharing this sad news. This is one of the last posts you’ll see on my mom’s account on Facebook.
“Almost every American I know does trade large portions of his life for entertainment, hour by weeknight hour, binge by Saturday binge, Facebook check by Facebook check. I’m one of them. In the course of writing this I’ve watched all 13 episodes of House of Cards and who knows how many more West Wing episodes, and I’ve spent any number of blurred hours falling down internet rabbit holes. All instead of reading, or writing, or working, or spending real time with people I love.”
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
You can scroll right easily by holding down the SHIFT key and using your scroll wheel. (Firefox users trying this will end up jumping to old Web pages until a) Firefox releases a fix, b) they change their settings like so.)