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What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary – ” What does your ideal day look like?”

I think I'm a day or so off on the challenge. Oh well.Start with a good night’s sleep.  Sometimes that is a problem.  If I don’t have a snack before I go to bed, my blood sugar drops in the middle of the night and I wake up from nightmares.  Then it takes forever to … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary – ” What does your ideal day look like?” →

What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary – “What does it mean to live boldly?”

I pretty much started off my conscious existence knowing "To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before".  Bold means confident and/or courageous.  And for me, being bold has been difficult.  I have gotten much better at it the older I get.  For me, living boldly is:  Speaking one's mind without fear.  Standing up for what's right, no … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary – “What does it mean to live boldly?” →

What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary – “What are 5 things you’re grateful for today?”

Today’s inspiration question is “What are 5 things you’re grateful for today?”1. My soulmate who supports me and feeds me excellent beef stew.2. My dark legion of far too many cats.3. A good bottle of wine.  Last night, we had Annick Bachelet 2019 Les Charmes (Morgon) which is amazing!  I think it’s the first French … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary – “What are 5 things you’re grateful for today?” →

What the Boss likes – Bloganuary – one of my own questions “What most influenced your adult personality?”

I don’t’ think WordPress is doing suggested questions for weekends so I made up one of my own, or rather my spouse did.  “what most influenced your adult personality?”For me, it was having someone support me, aka my spouse, and role-playing games.  I could try out being brave, having an opinion, being a leader, etc … Continue reading What the Boss likes – Bloganuary – one of my own questions “What most influenced your adult personality?” →

What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary – “What makes you laugh?”

January 7th, so what makes me laugh?““To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!”” – ConanOr something like that. My taste runs to the absurd. I love Monty Python.  I knew of them and managed to rent a “video disc” of Life of Brian when I … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary – “What makes you laugh?” →

What the Boss likes – Bloganary – “Who is someone that inspires you and why?”

This was a hard one.  I am inspired to keep dealing with humanity by my spouse and my cats.  Until I win the lottery, I’m stuck with dealing with people.I am inspired by those who keep trying.  Although, if I were a health care worker, I’d have given up because of the stupid selfish fucking … Continue reading What the Boss likes – Bloganary – “Who is someone that inspires you and why?” →

What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary here on WordPress: “What advice would you give to your teenage self?”

I’ve decided to do the Bloganuary challenge here on WordPress.  I’ll be given a prompt to write about each day.January 1, 2022 - What advice would you give to your teenage self? Some background would help, I suppose.  I grew up in very rural area in Pennsylvania, USA, first on a farm and then coming … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary here on WordPress: “What advice would you give to your teenage self?” →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: the problem of suffering and how a Christian excuses his god

A fellow who I’ve crossed swords with before has listed 7 reasons why his god, one of the versions of the Christian one, isn’t a bastard for allowing suffering in this world. I asked him about how heaven fits into all of this and it quickly became an excuse fest that this god “could” create … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: the problem of suffering and how a Christian excuses his god →