So, a friend told me yesterday I must be brave to post my phone number online like that. I think perhaps “brave” in this context meant “foolish” or perhaps “naive.” Maybe even “boneheaded.” He raises a good point.
In our never-ending and largely futile effort to keep our home life and work life separate, Susie and I now have a new home phone number. It’s (778) 330-7488.
I had an interesting conversation in a dream this afternoon. I was sitting out by the pool, and across the courtyard, there were two amazingly gorgeous lesbians, one blonde and one red head, making out in a pool lounger.
I got in a discussion about the nature of tolerance with them.
“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.”
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