Jun 18 2012: We give blank stares, often enough, to the glow of an object that illuminates light. I have a personal bias against new phones (the source), as well, referring to them as candy-coated-gingerbread-ice cream-sandwiches. With that said, it's like eye-candy for the blind. In other words, instead of smiling at the faces, we smile at our own reflection in/on the phone as a kind of gesture. Whereas some people legitimately gain something from this, for others it nullifies them, the ones who shrug at the concept. Narcissism. Then again, we live up to own standards. If you don't have an appearance to keep up, there's no sense keeping up appearances. The classic paranoid reduction is that people conspire against you, in which things done by accident seem intentional. I express myself intimately, as anonymously as possible. That's probably the big secret, or maybe I'm just imagining things.
Jun 15 2012: If somebody is homeless, unable to 'get a job,' and looking for an affordable place to recover, then consider whether or not that same individual has been diagnosed and treated for any given mental illness. Chances are it's some form of substance abuse. Also, chances are that any job experience had only counted off-the-books. Then again, stereotypes aside, homeless individuals such as Charles Bukowski embraced the beaten path and called it a dirt road. He made degeneracy attractive* - almost infamous of Henry Miller. It follows then that it's optional to go without help. The world is here for us to learn from, and our observations are what experiences shape into...
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