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when looking at historical events it's not easy to separate actions motivated by "stupidity" from those motivated by "evil"

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Spent a lot of time thinking tonight, having imaginary debates, writing chapters in my head, and the time has just flown by.

I suspect that few of you will ever read this, based on previous experience with middle-of-the-night-posts.

Still, it's really a good evening.
I wonder how many folks are out there, getting to know themselves more deeply tonight,
and how many are just being that thing for the time being. Both seem necessary for a full life.

In physical news, my toe seems to be healing rapidly, as these things often do for me.
I don't think I'll sleep much tonight.

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I think my posts about NYC are mostly my way of "squawking" as R_X puts it, venting my frustrations with the dark side of this life.
Because usually, when I'm done, I feel much better about things and am able to see the advantages of living here. I'm still not going to romanticize it though...
One pattern I've noticed is about tolerance and energy. On the way back from getting a cup of iced coffee, I was walking past an older woman sitting on the stoop, and got the immediate impression she's beautiful... now, in a static sense, if she were unconscious and lying on a white canvas, that might not have been true... she had wrinkles in her eyes, and slightly flabby arms, but she was adorned well, and projected an energy of being alive, vibrant and happy that made her beautiful to me as I passed by. Immediately I began to feel better myself.( Read more... )