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Author Archives: d4vid
Killer
There is a quote, possibly from Kinky Friedman but usually misattributed to the barstool poet Charles Bukowski, that says, “Find something you love and let it kill you.”
Dream
I woke up from a dream where I had hit it off with a woman who had taken her retired parents to Disneyland and then she & I went grocery shopping while chatting about our favorite “30 Rock” episodes. I … Continue reading
Epilogue
Several lifetimes ago, I was at a gathering of people from Bel Air Presbyterian Church at a wealthy couple’s home. I believe the husband was a lawyer of some kind, but the most distinctive thing about him were his suspenders. … Continue reading
Wager
Rereading Frankl got me thinking about the the possibility that life may have meaning which is simply beyond my comprehension. I modified Pascal’s wager to clarify my thinking. To Be Not to Be Meaningless 0 0 Meaningful +x -x If … Continue reading
Interesting
In Mandarin, 意思 (yìsi) means “meaning.” 有意思 (yǒuyìsi) means “interesting” or “significant” but literally means “has meaning.”
Logotherapy
Viktor Frankl was a Jewish psychologist who survived the Nazi concentration camps. His book Man’s Search for Meaning is partly a memoir of his time in the camps and partly an overview of his “Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy” called … Continue reading
Shift
Apologies in advance. For the last few years, my blog has mostly focused on my travels. For the near future, at least, I’m going to be shifting my focus to my struggles with depression, suicidal thoughts, and search for meaning. … Continue reading
Punches
As a kid who grew up loving the 1960’s The Time Machine and Hitchcock’s The Birds, I have always had great affection for Australian actor Rod Taylor. At the Burbank international film festival, my film geek friend Gavin & I had … Continue reading
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Care
My definition of self-care — Jack & Ginger, pepperoni & bacon pizza, and Marc Maron’s new Netflix special “Too Real” — may be askew.
Iconoclast
Sorting through an old trunk, I stumbled on my high school prom photo.
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Shame
Driving south through California, east of of the Sierra Nevadas, I visited Manzanar. This was one of the camps where over a hundred thousand Japanese Americans were relocated during World War II. Only stone outlines remain where the buildings once … Continue reading
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Border
I took a quiet route back through western Nevada. Nevada State 359 took me to a quiet crossing into California where California State 167 brought me north around Mono Lake. I took a moment and enjoyed the stillness, pondering the … Continue reading
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Totality
On the day of the solar eclipse, I left at 6am and drove north from Boise up the 55 and past Cascade Lake, passing the huge crowds parking in any open fields. I headed east, taking a sleepy backroad into … Continue reading
Capitol
David Lawrence Young, Jr. (my grandfather) was born in Boise, ID. I drove around a bit and found the state capitol building. According to family history, the Youngs lived here for a while after David Lawrence Young, Sr. (my great-grandfather) … Continue reading
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