Not Gonna Do It https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May25_Post.mp4 In many studies, people find public speaking more terrifying than death. This seems kind of crazy, but it kind of makes sense. When you are standing up in front of a group of people, it feels very dangerous. You tend to feel very exposed. As if, […]
Become A Modern Killer
Didn’t See That Coming https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar12_Post.mp4 I saw a really goofy movie the other day. A low budget, low tech anthology of horror-like stories. But kind of like Twilight Zone, with twist endings. One of them was about a boxer, about to get kicked out of his gym. Because he kept losing. […]
Behind The Veil of Power
Cereal Misdirection I bought this box of cereal that said inside you a ring that let you talk to angels. The cereal flavor seemed enticing enough to take the risk on the angelic communication ring. My first surprise was how utterly delicious the cereal was. Every bite was like an explosion of […]
Death and Taxes
Emotional Logic According to psychologists, the human brain is wired for subconscious logic with emotional inputs. This means that we think we think logically, but in reality this is a hallucination. Even more interesting is we all think we are the logical ones, but everybody is driven by irrational emotions. Kite Flyer […]
Alarm Clock Hibernation
Daily Struggle Everybody has their own unique, highly calibrated strategy for making the transition from sleeping to waking up. Because of this, you can find pretty much any alarm clock that will accommodate this strategy. Few people leap out of bed in the morning with an excited feeling of bliss and anticipation. […]
Gaslighting Gang Hits
Short Term Sex If you are a guy and you want to create attraction in any particular female there are two basic strategies. One is a very short-term strategy and one is a very long-term strategy. The short-term strategy is usually artificial and based on short-term communication that will generate short-term attraction. It’s based […]
Outer Protection Inner Fear
New Puppy I had this friend once that got a puppy. It was a German shepherd but the puppy was very scared. It was the most scared puppy that I’ve never seen. Most puppies are friendly and playful and whenever they see people they want to run over and play with them but this […]
Transition Specialist
Last Patient Couple of months ago I went to see my chiropractor and had a very interesting once-in-a-lifetime experience. I went in on Tuesday or Wednesday night. I was the last customer. I noticed there was a salesperson sitting in the office. I knew he was a salesperson because he was wearing a very […]
Story Of Life And Death
Garden Planning A couple of weeks ago, maybe a couple of months ago, I was standing out front of this house that I had just rented. I had written it just as winter was starting and the guy that I was renting it from said that I can do whatever I wanted to the garden. […]