December 21

Post 1032, Day 355 of 2013
- and 1085 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I've been thinking alot lately about how unattached to things (both specifically and in general) I've become, and how it has changed my day-to-day attitude.

I get the opportunity to tell people that, in preparation for a retirement that, at the very least, begins with a lot of travel, I will be giving away everything I own that I cannot travel with, except for some of my music-making equipment, which will reside with Alex until I find a permanent home (or forever, whichever comes first).

I no longer enjoy shopping. Or reading catalogs. Everything I spend money on has to pass a crucial test: Will it be completely consumed within the next two years, or used to improve my life in that time period, if it is more durable.

It is amazing how few things pass that test any more.

I also, if I see something I haven't seen for a while (for instance, while looking for something else), try to make a give-it-away or throw it away decision on the spot. That only works occasionally, I still have some evolving to do.

But there are other aspects of this, that aren't about material things. I am not attached to a lot of my ideas - not my political positions, my social constructs, my work or... Well, pretty much everything.

I am far from perfect, haven't achieved any sort of transcendence, but, where it does happen, where it does influence my thoughts, or thinking, it feels good. And affirms my philosophy.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         205.0 lbs

Previous Weight:        206.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 1.0 lbs

Diet Comment

I am astonished. I expected eating a whole cake for dinner would put weight on. But, no-o-o-o.

Food Log 

Breakfast

Skipped.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

At Whitewater Tavern, where I was sitting in with a friend:  Prime rib, green beans sauteed with mushrooms and onions, and mashed potatoes.

Liquid Intake

   Coffee:  0 oz.   Water: 80+ oz.

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