Monthly Archive: January 2016

Pessimism of Eeyore 10 — Minimalism

  Pessimists are simple people who want to lead simple lives.  We try to avoid complexity and entanglements.  So while Owl will attempt complex spellings like HIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA BTHUDY Eeyore is content to contemplate the letter A.  I suppose for some pessimists this simplicity has a deep philosophical or religious basis.  Some seek …

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Pessimism of Eeyore 11 — Dull

  We are not dull!  We are just recreationally impaired.  This is not a disability that I inherited.  My parents took us skiing, camping in wilderness areas with the horses, and on countless white water rafting trips (actually my father didn’t really start his career as a master boatman until after I had left home).  …

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Pessimism of Eeyore 12 — Living with a Pessimist

So now you know more about pessimism than you ever wanted to know.  The question still remains, what do you do when you wake up one morning and find that your child or parent, or worst of all, you spouse is a pessimist?  An Eeyore. Rule 1.  Don’t panic. First of all, make sure of …

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Pessimism of Eeyore 13 — How to be a Pessimist

Please note that this is not a chapter on how to become a pessimist.  It’s not something you really want to be if it is not already deeply ingrained in your nature.  Nor is it a question of “coming out of the closet”.  Pessimists are never really in the closet.  It is not something we …

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First Thoughts

This is my first attempt at blogging. At this point this is just a test to see if thing go in as I expect. The selection and deletions  are not what I expect.  

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