With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy - I mean that if you are happy you will be good.
Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.
I enjoy paying taxes. With them I buy civilization.
2001-11-03 - 11:51 p.m.
I've been writing upbeat entries for a week now. I guess it's time for a change of pace.
The day started well, I volunteered at WFUV this morning. I was there from 8 AM to 12:30 PM. I saw Colleen a fellow sufferer (i.e. Met fan) for the first time this drive. Jim and Gary were there as usual too. This was my first time working during the Irish shows, which was a new experience, and I met some new people. One of them it turns out is the Kennedys' publisher. He overheard me telling Colleen about the costumes Carey and I wore on Halloween and that started us talking. He was an usher at Pete and Maura's wedding. I had a great breakfast there and the shift was short so it didn't wear me out. I came home afterwards and got some much needed rest.
This evening was polar beer party for my Fantasy baseball league. I got to see most of the guys for the first time in a year. It is always especially good to see Marc who used to be my partner in the league. I didn't know anyone else in the league when it started.
We did some male bonding, talked sports, and watched the World Series. The Yankees contrary to my prediction were killed tonight. Last I heard it was 16-0.
You are now probably saying to yourself, "Didn't he say that this was going to be a change of pace from the upbeat entries?" Be patient, here comes the downer now. Those of you who rather not read another of that ever-popular genre of Diaryland entries, the "I'm not the center of the universe" whine, can leave now.
Everyone else in the league is either married or has a girlfriend. I seem to find myself in situations like this quite often. Tonight it lead me down some paths I'd have rather avoided. Anyone who reads Wise Madness with any regularity knows that I have friends. I tend to write about them quite a bit. Most of you reading this are probably my friends. So what is my problem? I think that one of the main reasons I am single is because while people often like me, they tend to like me more in the abstract than in the flesh. People cannot seem to tolerate me in large doses. I look at my married friends and get down because no one can stand the thought of spending large amounts of time with me let alone the rest of their life.
Theoretically I should be asking you what it is about me that makes this so and try to change it. I don't have enough nerve for that though.
I am debating whether or not to delete this section of the entry. I try hard to not wallow, and when I do not to write about it. I think today I'll keep it in. It really is a part of who I am and isn't revealing the true me the point of a public diary?
I'll be pretty busy the next four days. Tomorrow I'm doing two shifts at WFUV, Monday night I'm seeing Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams with Lisa. On Tuesday I'm seeing Richard Thompson with Shelly. On Wednesday I'm going to my first Knick game of the season with Alan. Maybe I'll be in a better frame of mind soon.
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Email me: GordonLew at gmail
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