OK. So 2012 was a great year in the way that 2016 is not so wild for some of us that are into the rule of law, accepting all humans for who they are, the benefit of the doubt, maintaining a sustainable existence on this planet (which is the one we’re closest to and yes, that is science), and being basically decent to each other. (Speaking of science, Hawking says we’re doomed in about 30 generations.)
Back to the past: 2012 was also the last time that I posted to this blog which was a creative outlet for me in a crazy and wonderful time (2 year-old-boy, baby girl, nutty job, last quarter of grad school, my eye on the east coast the whole time). Aaaaaand we’re back… into a just as crazy time, but I won’t unpack that for you.
I will say that some crystallization of our thoughts will be helpful in the coming days, months, and years. The Internet could rightly say that a 40-year-old reviving his blog that only his most loyal family and friends read (past tense) is not the bulwark against fashy snakes that we need, but writing the occasional post is a proven method for getting good ideas off the ground (and letting bad ones lie). The motivational poster gets a bad rap, but the motivational lyric or line might make your day.
For me, as it was in 2012, The Roots offer the right motivation while I dust this thing off, and if I look familiar, I feel ya. Long time no see.
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