More In Than Out

That covers a lot. The simple reference is to the fact that more calories are going in than are being burned in the past week or two even though I am eating little or nothing every other day. I know, not the way to lose weight because it rains the body to store fat, but whatever. I am also keeping this body indoors more than I am taking it outdoors for a lot of reasons. Avoiding spending money is one big reason. Nowhere to go is another and I drive around to nowhere way too much as it is. Lazy complacency plays a big role. Whatever... there are other reasons like not wanting to get clothes dirty so I don't have to wash and hang up more clothes, but it's mostly just a blah. Blah bleedah blah blah blah. You may not believe it.

It's a happy blah, just not an enthusiastic fascinating wondrous blah, if you know what I mean. Whether you do or not, it inspires smiles and chuckles, even giggles at this end. Happy, ya see. Low energy backs for the blah, but the overall emotional mood is quite happy. Ultimately (shhh, he's the big secret) the stresses of the fears of the human fears out there are not nearly as draining and stressful as the loneliness in here and the stresses of going out there to play the workaholic games are a whole lot more stressful than the peace and joy and pleasures of having time to ponder my navel or whatever else might be pondered in here.

If you don't get that, you may never make it as a monk.

Ah, the delight of the wisdom of the ages of the sages turn the pages past the rages of the cages of the fears that plague the current human consciousness. If you missed the wink and did not find your inner child laughing, I hope you catch it next time.

Listening to the World Series on the radio tonight. It is do or die for the Cubs and their pitcher, Lester, is starting off well except for one pitch that gives Cleveland a one run lead early on. The Cubs batters are starting off as poorly as ever, swinging at balls like they don't know how to hit. The word choke is looming if they don't win this game. Especially choking at the plate. Are they too young, not ready, will they wake up in time? Hopefully they will change the choke label the are earning by winning this game, but they really need to turn their game big time around to win three straight against the Cleveland pitching staff because they are dominating so far.

The radio is really annoying as the best reception I can get comes with a steady medium-high pitch line of static even with the large monitor off. Kind of like tinnitus in both ears instead of just my left. Amused, but only because I am so good at tuning out poorly tuned radio signals. Maybe the aliens are trying to contact me during the World Series.

You might have seen this somewhere like I did and you may wonder what is has to do with the World Series or anything. Everything and nothing, naturally.

Like ringing a bell.

Meanwhile, there is the undeniable reality of Marina Abramovic, performance artist who gave people the chance to show what they would do to a woman given complete freedom and no consequences. You should have been there. Someone with a heart should have been there. Her brief hello is pretty good, but her TED Talk is better. Humanity, sigh.

Leaping from subject to subject is one way of distracting the mind from the ridiculousness of life or the stresses life can provide or whatever and it is an effective way of staying more in than out, which might be like or having nothing whatsoever to do with cummingtonite, which is a mineral. Its official name is magnesium iron silicate hydroxide, a metamorphic amphibole with the chemical composition (Mg,Fe2+)2(Mg,Fe2+)5Si8O22(OH)2. It is kind of related to a lot of stuff, from talcum powder to, well, uses include:

As a food additive to prevent foods from clumping and sticking together;
In the polishing of rice;
In the production of olive oil to improve the product's clarity;
For countertops in chemical laboratories;
As a lubricant between sheeted products, such as particleboard, to prevent individual sheets from sticking to each other;
As a filler in a number of products, including soap, putty, plaster, oilcloth, and rubber products; and
As a non-caking agent in animal feeds and fertilizers.
In the manufacture of glass and ceramic materials;
As an insulating material for electrical devices;
As a refractory material in industrial furnaces;
In clean-up operations following oil spills; and
As an odor absorbent.http://www.encyclopedia.com/science/academic-and-educational-journals/magnesium-silicate-hydroxide

Yes, next class we will discuss Fukalite and Fucitol.

Narf :)