Category Archives: Personality

Musings on Abandonment

Posted on July 4, 2014 by joegergen

You said it wasn’t abandonment (You just knew I had went) You said the freeways have more exits (Oh, are you still perplexed) I said honey, please (Honey’s just for bees) Don’t abandon me (You’re already history) Don’t abandon me … Continue reading →

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The Fly, the Trap and Me

Posted on July 1, 2014 by joegergen

The fly got the best of me. I hate to admit that. I mean, it’s just a fly. Small creature with a brief life. No excessive cunning or evil plan does it have. Just flying and buzzing. And flying and … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Platitudes: Finding Something Useful in Inspirational Quotes

Posted on June 26, 2014 by joegergen

Platitudes and inspirational quotes crowd the Interweb in forms of memes, postings or life hacks. While all posted with good intention, from a usability perspective I’v always thought they were pretty useless. I thought I would go off on just … Continue reading →

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Searching for Awareness in My Lack of Knowledge

Posted on June 23, 2014 by joegergen

I have an English Degree. I was the editor and assistant editor at my university newspaper. I have taken several graduate level courses in editing. And years later, I am still a horrible editor. My pedigree would indicate I be … Continue reading →

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My Aim is True, Well, Not Really

Posted on June 20, 2014 by joegergen

“Is that a bruise on your palm?” “Yes.” “How did you do that?” “I smashed it with a hammer.” Silence. “I’m a very bad aim.” And indeed I am a very bad aim. But I try to look at it … Continue reading →

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Expand Your Adjective Imagination through Google Images

Posted on June 15, 2014 by joegergen

You ever wonder what an adjective looks like?  Well, you may not wonder but you’re certainly aware of adjectives. We use them all the time, except for Hemmingway, he really didn’t like them. Some of them are much easier to … Continue reading →

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A Valediction Forbidding Self-Awareness

Posted on June 4, 2014 by joegergen

Waking in the Dark. I awoke and as usual grabbed a pair of black shorts in the dark. No one could see me fumbling around naked in the dark looking for the black shorts. I clumsily put them on and … Continue reading →

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Militant Introvert: Your Struggle is not My Struggle

Posted on May 30, 2014 by joegergen

“I know you struggle with your Introversion.” What? Someone said that to me the other day. And I thought hmm, and being a good Introvert I mulled it over for a while to pin down what I thought about that. … Continue reading →

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Even My Fingers Can’t Help Me Count

Posted on May 28, 2014 by joegergen

Who’s Counting?  My name is Joe and I can’t count. I cannot count. People laugh when I tell them this. They say, Don’t you have a degree in mathematics? I say, Yes, but mathematics is not counting. Mathematics is abstractions … Continue reading →

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Musings on Broth, Kefir and Coffee

Posted on May 26, 2014 by joegergen

So, it’s come to this, Morning Ritual. No yellow eyed eggs staring at Me with unconditional love, no skillet of Siren singing bacon calling to my waking Spirit, no butter smeared toast stretching Out to tickle my slumbering desire. Too … Continue reading →

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