Willie

To vaccinate, or not to vaccinate? Which of the choices is based more on fear, and which is based more on love? It’s interesting seeing different perspectives!

I sometimes wonder what he or Bill Hicks would have to say about the fact that we elected Donald Trump.

I kinda get the same way with anxiety before an injection or having blood drawn. The needles they use for these vaccines are tiny, though. Your thoughts of the needle are way worse than the actual thing.

I’ve been in a pretty bad headspace recently. My defeatist attitude has been kicking my ass, and the next wave of COVID infections/restrictions is looming. yaaaaaaaaaaaaay ?

I think the answer’s obvious. It’s relatively dangerous, because it’s all relative. It depends on a person’s worldview and prior life experience. Some feel threatened and hate it, while others love it and confuse it for absolute truth.

Do you really want to want to be with men, or are you lashing out because of prior experiences with women?

Life is quite a journey, huh? My aunt’s journey ended this weekend. Apparently, it wasn’t the cancer she had. It was irreversible damage from the radiation treatments. But my journey is still moving along. Today I went back to the same place that held the Kink Exploratorium and practiced my whip throwing and flogging. But I don’t have a whip, flogger, or kink partner yet. So, I made quick and cheap zip-tie floggers and used a 3 foot Ethernet cable for the whip. For the target, I strapped a pillow to the cross with bondage tape. It was fluffy and left very nice marks where I hit, so I could see what adjustments I needed to make in posture or strokes. It was also good for getting some aggression out of my system. You know, the whole ‘life’s not fair’ thing. My aunt was a great person who loved life and was never really unhappy as far as I could tell. Cancer was just a speed bump for her, and she seemed fully recovered until the past month or so. Regardless, it was nice to get some practice so if/when I do get a kink partner and stuff to play with, I’ll know what I’m doing. Also, after work Friday night I went back to the pool hall I like. I’m friends with one of the bartenders there, and she said last week was rough because her infant was sick. I feel bad for her. I think she’s doing the ‘single mother with multiple jobs’ thing to make ends meet. And she previously told me she has anxiety due to violence in her past. I figure that’s just her journey, though. I’m a good listener, and she likes talking to me. That seems to be good enough for her. And I do love playing pool!

Ok, so I did a thing earlier today that was pretty cool. It was a Kink Exploratorium which sampled different types of play for those who are curious. I watched everything that was going on and actively participated in half of them. Apparently, I’m pretty good with a whip? Which is cool. I had dulled knives dragged across my back, various electrical implements dragged across my arm, fire cups placed on my back, and was caned a bit. Shortly after I arrived, someone fainted at the needle booth. I’ve always been squeamish around needles, so I didn’t partake. There was also rope bondage, flogging, and hard body impact that I didn’t do. I’m glad I went, it was a good learning experience and a judgement free environment!

Sure, we can use messages if you want. The short answer is no, but I still have the instrument I played way back in school as a side hobby for the nostalgia. So I attempt to play a bit here and there.

Lack of creativity and closed-mindedness.

Forcing help on those who don’t think they need help might not go well. Think of an intervention for someone with an addiction and denies their own addiction. Now apply that to someone who went to the Capitol on January 6 to “stop the steal”.

Vaush isn’t the best person to follow, nor is he the worst. He’s pretty solidly above average, though.

close shave, man

No both option?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/on-race-hustling/263210/

Not with that attitude...

The “how” is up to you. And it certainly is complicated. It can feel like asking for something out of nothing at times.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Math Wouldn’t a CRT-based class be like New History? It sounds very forced and inauthentic. Not wrong, mind you, but backlash against it is definitely understandable.

I was at a low point in my life. I was unemployed and couldn’t afford to live, so I lived vicariously through various internet forums and videos on my mother’s bad internet connection. The one that led me to actualized.org was hearing of vipassana meditation on the Waking Up podcast, then I found Shinzen Young videos, and then Leo. But I also got pretty deep into 4chan and Documenting Reality, along with the furry forums I joined while still at university. I was very envious of all these people living/dying as they were while I was mired in mere day-to-day existence as another Millenial living with their parent unemployed after graduation. I had to make a change and live/die as I wanted, but lacked the motivation or courage because all my effort led me to that point. I had to admit that it’s all my fault and stop being a victim.

Nuclear proliferation is not the answer, no matter how well-intentioned. Someone saying that every nation has the right to nuclear weapons for self-defense is like the NRA saying every American should have guns for self-defense. And that’s even assuming everyone agrees that Taiwan is a sovereign nation.

You’re a CEO? What’s your business? When did you start? Is that your earnings after all overhead costs are accounted for? Most importantly, is this something you’re passionate about?

The selfishness of humanity is what brought this about. The extinction of species, the tons of of pollutants of various kinds disrupting various parts of natural cycles, the ever-looming threat of nuclear obliteration if someone in possession of a nuclear device doesn’t care about the consequences anymore, and the massive backlash against life-saving measures to slow the spread of a very contagious virus. The ease with which information is spread means that all these issues are not caused by ignorance, but by apathy. But at the same time, misinformation spreads just as easily. A “doom and gloom” outlook is definitely unappealing, but arguably necessary to slow the increase of negative effects that the selfishness of humanity has brought about.

I’m very sorry to hear that euthanasia is being discussed. It is the ultimate means of reducing suffering and should only be used when every method of treatment has been tried with no success. What kind of life is someone living when there isn’t a requisite variety of ways to help them want to remain living? It’s so sad and unfortunate.

If playing the violin doesn’t make you happy, you don’t have to continue. There are plenty other hobbies and career choices. I know I disappointed some family members when I stopped playing my french horn, but it stopped making me happy during college. When it turns from something you get to do into something you need to do, stop.