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Drunk and Driven

Drunk and Driven

My pursuit of drunken perfection (humor) I’m thinking about becoming an alcoholic. Beer and wine are my favorites, so I’ll drink a lot of them. I don’t like hard liquor, but I’ll drink it if that what it takes to realize my ambition. Unlike some people

Don’t Crowd Me?

SenecaA few years ago, I went to the local high school’s first home football game, which, like most home openers, was well-attended. Afterward, I was exhausted. I mean, absolutely exhausted, like I had lead around my shoulders. I’d had a hard week at work, but the level of

Do You Have a Totalitarian Impulse?

Do You Have a Totalitarian Impulse?

Drinking with friends and the Diocletian Test Do you have a totalitarian impulse? Ask yourself: "Do I think the government's goals or aims should take priority over human nature?" Put another way: "Do I think the government's noble end justifies a bad means?

A Middling Way to Beat the Negativity Bias

You might not become a lovely person, but at least you won't be horrible Do you want to be a lovely person? Then entertain lovely thoughts. I think it’s that simple. You don’t need to try to be a lovely person. You just need to train

Focus on the Need for Focus

"All of my time and attention are spoken for—several times over. Please do not ask for them." I took my advice [https://thedailyeudemon.com/54960/] and decided to finish Cal Newport’s Deep Work [https://amzn.to/3pzv8Ki], which I had started twice but abandoned because it’

Why Do Dudes in Vegas Look Like That?

Why Do Dudes in Vegas Look Like That?

Exploring the Vegas Bod When you think “Vegas body,” you probably think “sultry,” “skanky,” “sensual,” or “slinky”: what the showgirl looks like off-hours, like when a high school friend and I went to the Windsor Ballet 35 years ago and I swore that that woman walking in the mall the

The Chicken Heart that Sucks Out Our Souls

Photo by Changbok Ko [https://unsplash.com/@kochangbok?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral]The great Stoic Epictetus pointed out that education is the means to freedom. Unfortunately, education today frequently becomes the means of slavery. Everyone