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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2

Carl Setzer

I’m more excited than I should be. This awakens the 10 year old within me, the one whose life forever changed the moment the Star Destroyer flew over Tatooine chasing the Tantive IV. Star Wars has forever dominated my path. Seeing that this is in Imax, I intend to see it at the Pacific Science Center come December.

But You Don’t Look Sick

Carl Setzer

A friend of mine pointed me to this article recently, which is found powerful as an explanation of living with chronic conditions: The Spoon Theory. It’s a great allegory for the life-management that those living with chronic conditions (lupus, chronic fatigue, etc) constantly deal with. Each of life’s decisions represent a significant opportunity cost.

This article comes from But You Don’t Look Sick, a website dedicated to those with hidden disease. Our culture stigmatizes those who don’t meet our expectations for being “ill”. My theory: it’s tied to a disdain for folks “trying to get something for nothing”, and our lingering distrust of others. It’s easy to believe that they’re “making it up”, whether they “thrive on drama” or are “playing for sympathy”, or whatever other pejorative label we rattle off. It’s an easy, and painful reaction. One that needs consideration and control.

Personally, I’d rather be played a fool (as the adage goes) than not be supportive to a friend in need. Yet I, too, struggle with these reactions. And so I proceed, more aware, towards some semblance of wisdom.

Violence Displayed

Carl Setzer

They mesmerize us
Pictures of carnage, strife.
Cherry blossoms fall

Lost and Found

Carl Setzer

I’m so lost
    Somtimes
  That I fade into
     The noisy clutter
    Of the street,
       Vanishing into
         This swarm of
             Life.

Often, the only
  Way to be found,
    Attaining the deepest
     Human connection
      Between souls
    Is to boldly
       Lose yourself
   And become
     One
        With
           Everyone.

Saturday thoughts

Carl Setzer

Had a day to myself, thus many errands were run. One key one: adjusting my new glasses. Yes, I’ve crossed a key benchmark of life: progressive lens. Aka: bifocals. My first round of these and need just a bit of a tweak. Don, and his colleagues at Edmonds Vision Center have always taken exemplary care of me. This time, no exception. Plus, Don is a fellow Android fan, and he recommended a few apps which I’m looking forwards to trying out:

Chrome Desktop
Pushbellet

These look like great productivity tools. Should be fun.