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About joegergen

To evoke a smile. That's all. Author of "Methane Wars: A Fable" and "Lear's Fool" as well as various poems and some these painting things as well.

Tis the Season for Innuendo

Posted on December 10, 2013 by joegergen

Scentsicles.  That’s what I thought it said when I walked by the sign in the Michael’s Craft store. I have penchant for misreading signs so I walked back to take a look at what it really said. But that’s what … Continue reading →

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Romantic Reanimation

Posted on December 10, 2013 by joegergen

Whether I was born a romantic is hard to say. I am pretty sure I knew this by the time I was five. How I knew I could not say since the word “romantic” had surely not entered my vocabulary … Continue reading →

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Just One Little Thing

Posted on December 8, 2013 by joegergen

  It was awful. The character’s accent. It was so bad it ruined the whole movie. To be fair, I know accents are not easy. Especially in English language movies whose characters would not be actually speaking English. But the … Continue reading →

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The Truth, She Hurts

Posted on December 7, 2013 by joegergen

Self-referentiality. While one can hardly avoid it when writing a blog about one’s thoughts, I usually try to avoid writing about writing. And unless it’s a self-help article on writing, I don’t like to read writers writing about being a … Continue reading →

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Fueling Change with Chocolate

Posted on December 6, 2013 by joegergen

Habits require rewards. Incentives to engage in the habit, good habits. That’s what I learned from the book “The Power of Habit.” So I didn’t make this stuff up. Being a get-to-the-point kind of guy, I looked at the three … Continue reading →

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The Moment Left in the Cold

Posted on December 4, 2013 by joegergen

She knows it’s cold. The snow is falling and the wind is blowing. She is bundled head to toe in good winter gear. Except for her hands. Her hands are bare. They must be bare. She needs her electrically-charged hands … Continue reading →

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All These Little Things

Posted on December 1, 2013 by joegergen

Many people have giving me this advice: Take pleasure in the little things. I think it is good advice. I try to follow it. I find it’s profound advice about things that are not often in themselves particularly profound. You … Continue reading →

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Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet, I‘m Hunting Solitude

Posted on November 30, 2013 by joegergen

Elusive. That’s what solitude can be. We all need some solitude.  Per psychologists solitude is a state of being alone without being lonely and is important for us to be able to explore our inner workings What exactly constitutes being … Continue reading →

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There’s No Good Music Now Days

Posted on November 27, 2013 by joegergen

You would think that there might an Internet Law #17 that states that any music found on the internet must include the comment “There’s no good music now days” or some other crude variation. The law is indiscriminate. The comments … Continue reading →

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Unicorn Peppered Bacon

Posted on November 24, 2013 by joegergen

Has Mother Goose gone to the dark side? That was my first thought as I saw the grocery store sign out of the corner of my eye. Has Mother Goose found a portal from fairy-tale land to Minneapolis? Is she … Continue reading →

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