HeyJaredWhoKnows
I examine ideas that have meaning to me. Here you will find the archives of my writing since 1996, with new thoughts under Notes. I also post on bluesky @wh0n0z.bsky.social, and Wordpress @catchmydrift.blog Let's grow our writing together!
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Corny Love (opens the original)
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I fell in love with cream-style corn around the same time I found girls interesting. There is probably no real connection there. Like most things about love, it’s just the timing that’s the key element. One cold winter day back in my grade two year I couldn’t get home from school because of a snow storm. My friend invited me to his farmhouse across the road. We had an adventure wading through the drifts. We entered his house like two snowmen. We were hustled into the kitchen where we were served
Forever Wars (opens the original)
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“I stop reading anything that makes my head hurt,” a friend told me recently. I think she was referring to news about the war in Iraq. The barrage of stories was causing her confusion.“Who and what do you believe?” my son asked when I brought up her confusion as a point of conversation. He is a history major so I was going to him for some expert opinion. All he had were more questions. There is so little we can control when it comes to a conflict of these proportions. Both sides want to control
Re: Access (opens the original)
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I feel like a spoiled child when I am denied access. I want to kick and scream until I’m sent to my bedroom without any tv or supper. I scream, “I Don’t Care. It’s Not Fair!” I’ve got conflicted emotions while I’m holding my selfish ground (Think Icona Pop, ‘I Love It’).When the child in me quiets down I can be rational. I can better see my place in the grand scheme of things when temper has cooled. I might still complain about the many gatekeepers at work to keep order in society. I might
Beautiful Dithering (opens the original)
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I’m in the process of deciding where I would like to live out the latter third of my life. I’ve figured that the future location must provide comfort, access, and aesthetics. My partner and I have discussed the subtle elements of those three requirements. The place where we live has to have warmth and surroundings that make us feel safe. We want to feel as though we can go to other places quickly and have our needs met without long waits. The place we choose has to be beautiful with surroundings
Re: Library (opens the original)
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I have temporarily relocated to come to the aid of family. My first consideration was finding a place to stay. My second; to get myself a library card. For me, books are a source of comfort and libraries are a hub for enquiring minds.In grade three I was intimidated by Mrs.Powers, the Teacher Librarian at my school. It didn’t help that I committed a crime that year. I lost a book that I borrowed from one of her shelves. I searched everywhere while reporting to Mrs.P. each week about my lack of p
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