I’m Back
The Land of Ogres has been desolate of late. It’s been over a year since I’ve posted. For the dedicated readers, I apologize. But sometimes you need to get your house in order.
I didn’t do that. I was just lazy.
And I don’t have dedicated readers … yet (growth mindset!).
Now that I’m back, I have some fun stuff planned (fun for me - you may find it tedious, disturbing, or playful for some reason). More topics, more forgetting to post, and a lot more guitar! Oh yeah, did I mention I play guitar now?
So what’s happened in the last year? A few things.
I haven’t painted in months (that’s not really something that’s happened, it’s more something that hasn’t happened). Not since I picked up a guitar for the first time. I never played a musical instrument in my life and now I can’t put it down. Although my wife says I can’t bring the guitar to bed, so I do have to put it down at night. Look forward to me discussing my guitar journey more.
I sold almost all of my stock on Jan 12th, 2022. Very prescient of me. But, as someone famous once said, when you time the markets, you need to be right twice. I’m not exactly sure how I did in 2022 with my personal investing decisions, but most likely it was bad. I’ll figure it out and make a post.
UFOs (or UAPs as the government calls them now so the DOD can avoid telling Congress what it knows) are big news this year. 2023 marks the first time a law is in place where folks who know something can ignore their NDAs and tell Congress what they know. If the recent Senate hearing and the Senate’s letter to the DOD are any indication, Congress is getting mad at the stone-walling. If you’re curious, check back. This is a fun topic!
My plan is to get back into painting, But my painting desk is covered with a legacy game I’m playing single player. That’s kinda sad. My wife and I played it for a while, but it got kinda boring, so she stopped. There’s a little part of me that needs to finish things I start no matter how bad they are and so I set up the game hoping I can finish it. I haven’t played it once. So, after I write this, I’m going to put it away and get some paints out. I’ll probably be rusty, but I’ll let you know where I am and my progress.
And lastly, a personal topic. Depression and Anxiety. I’m not clinically depressed, but like most people, I suffer from it and anxiety occasionally. The more I talk with people, the more I realize everyone is stressed out, depressed, and anxious. Maybe discussing my experiences will help others realize they’re not alone.
I hope to see at least one post a week. As you’re reading this, my wife is proof-reading the next post.
Until then, Tschüss! Adiós! Totsiens! Pa! Bless!
(that last one’s Icelandic for bye according to Google translate which never gets anything wrong)
Bye.