I just deleted over 12,000 emails. I still have at least 8 or 9 thousand saved, but I'm still getting that "What if I...

PROBLEMS WITH EARNING MONEY
too slow
too much work
boring

WAYS TO GET MONEY QUICKLY...

I've seen three different old men now walking around Kensington with transistor radios. Very cute.

My right knee hurts a little from doing sit-ups, which doesn't make much sense...
 

I'm looking forward to the "Lifetime Achievement Award" phase of my career, where I just show up at big events and everyone claps a lot and says nice things about me.

Kind of like a funeral, but...

Turned some negative thinking around today.  Always blows my mind how debilitating negative thoughts can be, and how inspiring the right ones can be.  And how it can all...

just got back from improv class. had fun. i had just enough in me to get to class, then the energy in the class fueled me. good lesson. i need to be in more situations...

'Appreciate someone' came up on my reminders. I put it in my calendar as a recurring item every Sunday. I guess it's my way of going to church. Sometimes I don't get to it on...

been in a state lately. thrashing about in the dark. trying to be ok with not knowing. being lost. if you never get lost, then you're...

It's been a while. Inspired to write by a quote from Susan Sontag about keeping a journal...

Sketching out a blueprint for the person I would eventually become didn't start happening until my mid twenties. I try to keep that in mind when evaluating the behavior of youth.

I took a shower this morning and when I got out the mirror was all steamed up except the word LOVE with a heart around it. Isabelle had written it the day before...

To accomplish something. To be accomplished. Those are highly valued. What do they mean to you? Must there be tangible results?

I started writing in my 20s - keeping notebooks / journals. I've accumulated quite a few over the years. I've been going through them lately, looking for things to post...

What causes suffering? Attachment to anything. Aversion to anything...

JANUARY, 1988   I was with Mary at the bakery today, on our break, eating a peanut butter cookie, when "Luka", Suzanne Vega's new song came on. It had a strange effect on me. A sudden wave of excitement that one of my songs might be on the radio someday...

Went with Richard and closed the True West bank account. The woman at the window couldn't find our records (no pun intended). Cleared the account by writing a check for cash - $94.44. Gave Richard $40. We went to Skip's... 

Everything you undertake in life should follow the 5th grade science experiment model:

1) Start with a Hypothesis - what do you think is going to happen?

2) Observe and report on what actually happened.

3) Conclusion - Did it turn out how you thought it would? Any surprises? Did you learn anything?

Why do people talk about nothing? Because it's easy. Talking about ideas is hard work. Thinking takes energy, effort. Sincerity also requires effort. Insincerity does not. Considering...

Some days the first straw feels like the last straw, and I wonder: "What happened to all the in-between straws?"