Todd’s consumed the kool-aid. What are we even doing here if we can’t wish someone well? Disturbing how many people seem to think being mean is a desirable trait.
*SIGH*. I so dislike current politics where people are speaking and writing so low to capture a 15 second attention span. I mean, come on: congratulating someone on their retirement shouldn't turn into political mud-slinging, at the expense of other vulnerable groups, for votes.
I recently read about the negativity bias that humans (and probably many species) have cognitively. We pay attention to more of the bad news than the good, because of basic evolutionary wiring. It takes a minimum of five good encounters to offset the impact of one negative encounter.
My psychological wellbeing is trying to avoid the negative these days, but it sure is hard. I was sitting in Open Door Cafe on Friday (my day off) enjoying a latte and brunch wrap. A pair of women were sitting near me and one of them was loudly sharing her opinions and (dare I say) misinformation about the California fires, DEI, "woke-ism", "the Dems", and all the things I didn't expect to hear in the wild. I had to get up and leave, and it kind of left a scorch mark on my brain for the rest of the day.
Todd’s consumed the kool-aid. What are we even doing here if we can’t wish someone well? Disturbing how many people seem to think being mean is a desirable trait.
*SIGH*. I so dislike current politics where people are speaking and writing so low to capture a 15 second attention span. I mean, come on: congratulating someone on their retirement shouldn't turn into political mud-slinging, at the expense of other vulnerable groups, for votes.
I recently read about the negativity bias that humans (and probably many species) have cognitively. We pay attention to more of the bad news than the good, because of basic evolutionary wiring. It takes a minimum of five good encounters to offset the impact of one negative encounter.
My psychological wellbeing is trying to avoid the negative these days, but it sure is hard. I was sitting in Open Door Cafe on Friday (my day off) enjoying a latte and brunch wrap. A pair of women were sitting near me and one of them was loudly sharing her opinions and (dare I say) misinformation about the California fires, DEI, "woke-ism", "the Dems", and all the things I didn't expect to hear in the wild. I had to get up and leave, and it kind of left a scorch mark on my brain for the rest of the day.
Did I mention... *SIGH*?
Welcome back, Andrew! By the way, yesterday I noticed the mystery tree/antenna/art at 5th & Ospika is gone. Not sure how long though.
oh no!
My kids enjoyed an afternoon of skating on our driveway on Saturday. Not ideal for actually driving ha ha, but making the best of it!