Going through this very moment
Nick Cordero’s death really shook me. Mainly because I thought he would make it, somehow.
I guess you can relate.
Also, because I know exactly what his young wife with their young child is going through at this very moment. Exactly. It’s heartbreakingly awful.
I wish her whatever she needs to survive this. Making it through to the other side is never guaranteed.
I married Alison for dozens of reasons. One was that she didn’t wear shoes in the house.
This may seem like a stupid thing but changing someone’s lifelong habit is difficult, if not impossible. The key to any relationship – romantic or otherwise – is reducing friction between the two parties. This means a combination of communication and shared interests.
Was thinking of this as it related to this whole COVID-19 insanity.
Did you ever read Guns, Germs, and Steel? It’s a fascinating look at why white Europeans were able to essentially conquer the world both socially and economically.
One thing that Europeans did, that Asians and Native Americans did not do, was live with livestock.
Assuming, arguendo, that these pandemics like:
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- COVID-19 (bats)
- measles, tuberculosis, and cowpox (cattle)
- influenza (pigs)
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originally came from animals, and European invaders essentially wiped out entire populations of native Americans, it’s interesting to see how something as simple as one’s lifestyle can change the entire course of history.
Having now experienced a pandemic firsthand – again, I don’t recommend it – it’s morbidly fascinating to realize how much of the world I currently live in is the result of just random chance.
This is all just a long way of me saying, while it’s probably better for the kid’s immune system, I can’t have dogs in my pad.
Which is unfortunate because it seems that every single girl in NYC has a dog.
Me: Oh, it’s 7PM. I thought you had to leave for a date.
AnotherGirlWithADog: I cancelled while we were chatting.
Me: Now why would you do that?
Her: (laughs) Well, you’re more interesting.
Me: You don’t know the half of it, lady. I’d prefer to be a bit less interesting, frankly. (later) Oh, you should be investing. Has anyone ever told you about compound interest?
Her: That kind of stuff is too complex for me.
Me: Don’t put self-limiting beliefs like that out into the aether.
Podcast Version
Location: Home, missing out on a thunderstorm
Mood: stupidly sober
Music: It’s dead steady, there’s falling and flying (Spotify)
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