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Some Things I’ve Actively Quit

at some point (in no order) within the last 37 years*
*some actions were/may be restarted and/or have been quit multiple times:

diapers, crawling, wearing braces, classroom education, meat, carbs, living alone, feeling owed, monogamy, feeling guilt, drinking milk, not working, cigarettes, polygamy, wearing kilts, drinking alcohol, moping, working full time, thinking I’m special, Pittsburgh, wheat, swimming/beaches, wearing colored clothing, television, corn syrup, thinking I can make a difference, flossing, listening, playing video games, trans fats, Brooklyn, grooming, cleaning, flouride, newspapers, using fax machines, curly hair, cordoroy pants, birth control, racist and homophobic thoughts, the democratic party, organized religion, ‘direct deposit’, liking Star Wars, bed wetting, reading fiction, giggling, believing in institutions, chiropractic visits, physical therapy, OTC drugs, coffee, raw onion, tap beer.

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The Cessation of Wasteful Habitual Acts, Part One

I’ve deleted the Facebook App from my iPhone. I’ve also taken the bookmark from my toolbar. The thing is: I’ve pretty much caught up with anyone and everyone I’ve ever met from my past. The other thing is: it’s far too easy for me to sit and read mindless things on the site. It’s sort of like pushing sand.

This year is about focus, and while I can’t exactly live without the internet ‘at all’, I can certainly make more sensible choices about how it and I interact.

I did replace the FB app with a crosswords app… which means I’ll be wasting time in a new way stranded at the dr’s office, or the bus, or the laundromat, or… or…