The Life of Brian (In the Now)

I love to journal by telling stories. What’s going on in the life of Brian, in the now. Whether it be from stuff that happens at work, while hanging out with friends or while working on other creative projects. Stuff happens that I may just feel a need to interrupt my usual memoir-writing activity, that is this blog’s primary function. I share those stories here.

6/6/19: Identity Impasse

If we were to give the imagination its due in the philosophical systems of the universe, we should find, at their very source, an adjective. Indeed, to those who want to find the essence of a world philosophy, one could give the following advice - look for its adjective. ---- Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of [...]

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6/5/19: Night Grind Moment

Another space of time to kill to find a place an out-of-the-way safe zone Needs must be met costs considered Random risks abound in moments like these The vehicle is self-contained of course but then large targets are just that Needs trump trepidation Earned trust trumps all when doubt creeps in these and other moments [...]

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6/4/19: The Colour of Power

"You can't park like that." "Excuse me?" I reply, rolling down my window with a smile. "You can't park like... THAT!" The security guard repeats with only the slightest hint of exasperation as she makes a kind of gesture with her arms. Obviously attempting to indicate the manner in which my vehicle is positioned, perpendicular [...]

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5/31/19: Cookin’ Up Cool Crazy

Random ingredients gathered round Nothing significantly specialized specific or profound All that matters feelings for what to look for what happens this n that the this that this does and that that happens when I do And happenstance that's what happens more often than the other thing ------ Blessed... m(___)m

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5/29/19: A Thousand Words (why not otherwise)

12:03 pm Setting down to contemplate the morning After a nice distraction of mindless cheesy 90s TV sci-fi entertainment After a nice lunch omelet with mushrooms, cheese, homegrown spinach and some fried potatoes After a nice start on dealing with an unpleasant personal issue which I am glad to now have some much clearer information [...]

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