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CalicoJack

It's been five long years of blogging the Trump years. We've laughed, we've cried, we've pulled some of our remaining hair out, but we've made it. It is almost done and our democracy, nation, and souls are still largely intact. Unfortunately, we're not through.There is much more to come as we stitch ourselves back together like some kind of common Frankenstein monster as we recover from the PTSD that Trump gave us and the needless deaths and suffering from #COVID19. We also have to keep #BidenHarris honest & progressive, oppose Republican obstructionism anti-democratic tendencies, and whatever other black swans await us. All of which will be addressed using good old-fashioned snarcky, sarcasticky, profaney fun and psychological insights.

Can anxiety be a net good?

Understanding Anxiety Better in our Anxious Times


Reading time: 5 minutes
It’s the hip and cool thing to be taking all of the anxiolytics. It’s what all the hip and cool cats are doing now. It’s the new Prozac. But, maybe anxiety can be used for good instead of addiction! What if…

How does binge-watching TV shows create a dopamine trap?

An Infinite Dopamine Loop


Reading time: 3 minutes
We live in evil times. I’m not talking about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Putin’s War in Ukraine, the naked authoritarian threat to our democracy, I’m talking about the use of persuasive design to keep us binge-watching TV rather than doing our chores!

Why was the death of Gilbert Gottfried good for us?

Gilbert Gottfried Dies and Burnout


Reading time: 4 minutes
Gilbert Gottfried would’ve wanted it this way. He wanted us to laugh. Laughter is the best medicine, and what ails us now is prolonged chronic stress. We need all the laughs we can get to help relieve it. It’s all explained right here and links to some of Gottfried’s best work.

What is the right word for an anniversary yet to come, preniversary? Is First Contact Day a preniversary?

Happy First Contact Day


Reading time: less than a minute
Okay, so we’re Trekkies at Ye Olde Blogge. First Contact Day celebrates the date that humankind first achieved warp speed and made contact with Vulcans! It’s the preniversary! 5 April 2063.

Misery Loves Their Own Company

Ego stroking and addiction horror stories

Not Very Deep Thoughts

Short Fiction and Other Things

In Saner Thought

"It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error"..Thomas Paine

grouchyfarmer

A blog about just about anything and everything

LIMING'S LYNKZ

Opinions By The Master Opinionater

240 Character Conversation

Proud to have over one follower!

Another angry woman

Thoughts and rants from another angry woman

Tippitiwichet

In which I grow wildflowers and monsters, and homeschool one of them.