I seem to remember a 90s country song about that. But I’m seeing it out the window, down the hill to the creek from the train track.
What kind of legacy do I want to leave, even in small ways?
I really don’t know. As I wrote in a previous entry, I’d really like to be remembered as someone who tried to “do the right thing” even when nobody was looking. Or would find out.
There’s been a lot of discussion about that general concept last couple of days in media I consume. Not only do people not have a good inner sense of what’s right and wrong, they’re willing to do what they think might be wrong, and expect that others will act similarly.
I need to add to this with the relevant stories from TheFP.
I honestly feel bad about having such a negative view of people with whom I have political disagreements. Okay, yeah, that means pretty much everybody, but I really do think it’s something that’s increased.
As is often the case, I fall back to Lawrence from Office Space when asked about what he’d do if someone asked him if he had “a case of the Mondays.”
No. No, man, no. I think you’d probably get your ass kicked.
I sill try to live like I assume the best of others; maybe it’s reflexive. But at the same time, the actual research numbers coming out don’t reflect at all positively on others’ beliefs if not behavior.
Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re not after you.
Um.
No, it’s not okay.
How am I already shaping that story today?
I’m not? I’m traveling. There really isn’t a lot of opportunity when you’re dealing with spotty Intertubes.