Introspection
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Won the Lottery
Posted by Martin R on June 6, 2007 Eight years ago to the day I was invited to a party one Sunday afternoon. I didn’t know the hostess very well: we’d only met twice, at a Mercury Rev concert and a library, and we’d exchanged e-mail addresses. At the time, I was eight months into a surreal period of my life when I…
My Eugenics Project
Posted by Martin R on May 28, 2007 I have the soul of a stamp collector. Some might object that it’s an unusually loud and psychedelic stamp collector, but I think it’s so. It shows in my research (data-heavy, fussing over terminological definitions, with a lot of statistics), in my attacks on nebulous jargon and muddled thinking in archaeology, in my affiliation with…
An Evening in Suitland
Posted by Martin R on May 16, 2007 Saturday I slipped on a tux for about the fourth time in my life and went to my little cousin’s wedding. It turned out a visit to another world, or at least an alien subculture: corporate suit land. Everybody was a lawyer or a businessperson with a lot more money than I’ll ever have, and…
My dear scibling and fellow big-nose European Bora, over at the one Sblog that comes before Aard in the alphabetical list, has “tagged me with a meme”. That is, he has handed me a coat of chainmail. No, he’s sent me a chain letter, with a blogging assignment. I usually don’t bother about these things…
The Aged Aged Man
Posted by Martin R on April 4, 2007 I’ll tell thee everything I can; There’s little to relate. I saw an aged aged man, A-sitting on a gate. “Who are you, aged man?” I said, “And how is it you live?” And his answer trickled through my head Like water through a sieve. I’m a birthday boy! Half-way to 70. Why not read…
Going Medieval
Posted by Martin R on March 15, 2007 There’s childhood and youth and young adulthood. And then comes middle age. I’ve been wondering when my Middle Ages are going to begin. I’ve left the Iron Age of my youth, for sure, and I have a feeling that my Roman Imperial times are drawing to an end. So, the other day, I found the…
Narrow-Gauge Mind
Posted by Martin R on February 5, 2007 Many people who excel at something do so by concentrating on a few tightly defined areas of interest. A colleague of mine once explained to me that she has a narrow-gauge mind (Sw. smalspårig). I like that expression a lot: this woman hasn’t got a one-track mind (Sw. enkelspårig), nor a narrow mind, it’s just…
Marriage, Money and Shared Expenses
Posted by Martin R on February 1, 2007 One thing I’ve never fought about with my ex-wife nor my wife is money. This is no mean feat as Both ladies are somewhat Bohemian souls with a taste for fine shoes and ladies’ fashion. I have never made much money myself. I have a child with each of them.
Achiever Without A Cause
Posted by Martin R on January 19, 2007 A gifted friend of mine suffers from a continuous psychological dilemma. He wants to be more productive and become somewhat famous, but he’s pretty lazy and there isn’t anything in particular he really wants to do. So, despite being hugely talented, he often feels inadequate. His problem is that he wants to have done things,…
