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Birthday 69

21 Tuesday Jan 2020

Posted by David in Uncategorized

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Birthday

Yes.. Today is my birthday. I’m thinking about going back to bed. I slept some, four hours, but not enough.

There is some emotion here, mostly based in gratitude for the people in my life, my blogging life and my real life. Jade, Jodie, Olivia, Blossom, porngirl3,so many others. J, John K, John A, my family in real life, as “they” (whoever they are) say “too numerous to mention all of them”. I’m grateful for sobriety and being aware of my capacity for love. That means a lot, especially now.

I plan to sleep, swim, go to a meeting, maybe to Mass. I will post more.

Later.

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21 Monday Jan 2019

Posted by David in American History, Depression

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Today is my birthday. I am 68 today. I remember 50 years ago, when I turned 18, I went to register for Selective Service (the draft). Richard Nixon was also inaugurated, because January 20 fell on a Sunday that year.

Today I’m going to the doctor to see if I have my diabetes under control with diet and exercise. I lost 25 pounds since my last doctor visit. We shall see.

I feel kind of sad today, not because I’m older, just sad. Too much negativity out there. It is 4:34 AM right now, Eastern Time U.S. I haven’t slept well. It is cold and when it gets cold, the bedroom overheats. Then I wake up.

Negativity. Funny how I cited the atmosphere of negativity in our culture today when I opened with the Nixon Inauguration. That was truly a negative time. I can’t say what era is worse, the age of Nixon or that of Trump. Distinctions like that are very subjective. I will say that the era of Nixon was before the introduction of SSRI antidepression medications. I was chronically depressed back then. At least now I’m not depressed all the time.

I have also given up on the childish notion that humanity is making progress, or, at least, should be. I can say there are positive changes, like the eradication of small pox. But our marvelous digital age that allows me to share this blog with you also means I am constantly under surveillance, not by the government, but by internet marketers. I sign up for emails from T J Maxx and I get deluged with ads from T J Maxx and its related companies on YouTube. When I watch a lot of Russian movies, I see ads from Money Gram. Privacy is dead.

I told you I was sad. Now I think I know why, at least in part,

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