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I am an unhappy person in general. But once in a while, an acute sense of awareness strikes me and I experience the totality of that particular moment – I catch a...
a year ago

More from journal – Winnie Lim

minimum effective dose

I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the procedure), so I have been hesitant in taking up my regular exercise again because I...

15 hours ago 2 votes
on learning the definition of endodontist, and compassion

Have you heard of the profession, “endodontist” before? I have not, until very recently. After suffering for a couple of decades from chronic illness, I have come to realise it is truly...

a week ago 8 votes
knowing how to be, when ill is also a skill

I had the second sitting of my root canal last tuesday, and while the procedure itself went pretty well, I developed some pain after a few hours had passed. I asked the...

a week ago 28 votes
2025: may I have an uneventful year

Last year I wrote that I wanted to be able to do one pull up. This year, I just want the year to progress uneventfully. I first started using the word “uneventful”...

2 weeks ago 33 votes
looking back at 2024

Every year I tell myself I should start writing this post earlier so I don’t have to rush at the last minute, but every year I fail to do so. Next year,...

a month ago 40 votes

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Stop Making Sense

David Lynch, Bob Dylan, and the Beauty of the Inexplicable

17 hours ago 3 votes
Under the Old Ginkgo

Everything I’m learning about uselessness, thriving, and not needing to scale from our backyard ginkgo tree.

7 hours ago 2 votes
minimum effective dose

I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the procedure), so I have been hesitant in taking up my regular exercise again because I...

15 hours ago 2 votes
Modernisation means pillage and profit

As I have pointed out before, a big disruptive event like a war serves multiple purposes for the criminocrats.

2 days ago 2 votes