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Recent Posts
- An Early Spring
- Pivoting
- What Makes a Good Programmer?
- Halfway There
- Defensiveness is not a Virtue
- I Have an Itch
- Embracing My Square Peg
- And So It Begins
- Network’s Antonym: Separate
- Chicago in December
- Got Symptoms?
- I Took those Photographs in a Mirror
- Out with the Old, In with the New!
- Let’s Play Pretend
- Thoughts on Work-Life Balance
Category Archives: Understanding
Character Builders
Illness. Liars (cowards). So-called experts. Elitists and their reverse-snobbery counterparts. Economic downturns. Abuse. Those who think the law doesn’t apply to them. Narcissists (epidemic). Neighbors who vandalize. Religious hypocrites. People who don’t pay their legal obligations. Greed. Unethical “consulting firms” who … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Nonsense, Uncategorized, Understanding
Tagged adversity, character, happiness, kindness, love, strength, values
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Attention and Competition
I have no idea what I’m about to write. This is an ad-libbed blog post. I am starting with a title and where I go from here is a mystery. This is one of of the reasons why my blog domain name is ”whatidontknow.” It’s me speculating and sharing a … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Privacy, Self-Management, Uncategorized, Understanding
Tagged agressive, authenticity, business plan, career, competitive sports, failure, fear, honesty, integrity, narcissism, passive, photograpy, self-evaluation, shyness, startup, success, transparency
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The Wheat-Free Trend
Last week, Person of Interest, mentioned that he didn’t understand the [broader] wheat-free trend. I think this is true of many who eat a Western diet and don’t think too much about it. To those unaware, it seems like a … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Health, Understanding
Tagged allergies, allergy, autism, autoimmune, celiac, chronic, elimination diet, free, gluten, gur cake, intolerance, raisin, raisins, recipe, symptoms, wheat
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That Groovy Feeling
I have been thinking a lot lately about the notion that people do what they do because of how it makes them feel. Sounds simple, eh? I’m not so sure. I guess you could say this is one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, I Have Questions, Parenting, Understanding
Tagged asking why, behavior, facebook, feelings, how you feel, humanities, instinct, irwin federman, love, parenting, psychology, relationships, sociology, speculation, understanding
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The I.O.U. That Never Expires
That instant when you realize that a person is using you, is one of the most emotionally powerful and enlightening moments. You thought you had a connection. Then you realize that someone you gave the benefit of the doubt is … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Business, Understanding
Tagged betrayal, iou, life lessons, manipulation, true self, users
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Envy and Jealousy
Envy and Jealousy took a walk together. Envy said to Jealousy, “I resent you have better.” Jealousy said to Envy, “I fear I don’t matter.” Envy said to Jealousy, “I want what is yours.” Jealousy said to Envy, “I … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Understanding
Tagged envy, goodwill, happiness, jealousy, trust
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Anyone Else Living as Two People?
Last month, someone posted a comment on the Yahoo Autism-Mercury forum about living two lives with a child that regressed into severe autism. This post is heart-wrenching along with the follow-up which you can read here. This is just one … Continue reading
There’s the Truth and then There’s Everything Else
The latest vaccine-autism study denies a link and gets widespread media attention yet a new scientific study that shows that mercury is a factor in brain damage via vaccination gets stonewalled. With this sort of serious topic and all the emotions that go … Continue reading
Get Induced and Your Health-Related Research May Benefit
No, I’m not talking about bringing on labor for pregnant women as a means to educate yourself better. If you’ve ever taken prescription medicine, bought over-the-counter health remedies, purchased vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other supplements; or if you’ve ever questioned … Continue reading
The Love of Hate
Here’s the latest. My life is a bit topsy-turvy right now. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any messier than usual, they did; hence, the sparse blogging. In other news, my not-so-wee-ones are on vacation, sort of. I miss … Continue reading →