I had a seminar to go to today. (I learned some and it was nice getting out of the office.)
7-11-86
(9am) Today I am doing another seminar. (We are supposed to be solving problems now, but I have already got them figured out.)
I visited with another guy in today's seminar this morning. (He is from Washington. (He says, with the exception of Seattle, that Washington and Oregon are pretty bleak economically. (I keep looking for a new place to live where the economy is good, but there don't seem to be many.)-(I would also like to find somewhere where I will fit in, at least a little, philosophically and politically; but that seems rare too. (Missoula's pretty close actually, and I like it here; but the economy and the gray winters suck!) (Portland sounds good too, but it the economy is supposedly lousy there too.) (Oh well.))))
(11pm) I took myself to "Club paradise" tonite. (Tis nice to laugh.)
There have sure been a lot of product poisonings in the news lately. (Terrorism is always a question mark, so what is the question behind this?)
7-12-86
(11am) Laundry day again.
Tis still cool and mostly cloudy.
This morning's paper has a lot on the neo-nazis'. (I did a lot of research on
the KKK about 20 years ago. (If I remember correctly, they tend to rise in power whenever
there is a down turn in the economy. (They build from situations where people aren't able
to find work, and need someone else to blame for it. (Another example of pitting the
oppresses against the oppressed.)))) (I don't agree with all his bible thumping, but R.E. McMaster's book "Cycles of War", may be
accurate for this time period: depression, civil wars, and nation falling wars.) (Tis
interesting how so many things in life cycle around again and again. (An endless loop
teaching the same lessons over and over through the eons to each new generation.))
(7pm) I borrowed my boss' truck to move a bunch more stuff to the new apartment.
Then I laid out in the sun for three hours and read.
(11pm) I took myself to see "Back to school" tonite. (Kind of cute.)
I bitch about not having money for going out, but I keep smoking cigs. (That is about $90 a month.) (Cigs are a great defense mechanism. (The smoke and smell keep women at a distance, and the cost keeps me from going out more often.))
7-13-86
(Noon) I wonder if I will ever overcome my fears? (e.g., last nite I decided to splurge and go to the Hat; so I took a bath, shaved, and got dressed; but I chickened out and went to a movie.) (It seems to be getting worse rather than better!)