John Hattaway

Anyone who is unreliable is also a liar; anyone who is a liar is also unreliable.

Searching for a State of Equilibrium

smokingpen | June 24, 2009

I’ve found that some of the things I want to be doing compared to many of the things I need to be doing have kept me out of a state of equilibrium for some time. Months. I like the idea of writing blog entries and have noted that the number of hits I receive a [...]

The Fall from Grace

smokingpen | June 6, 2009

Which, interestingly, might be the title of a book I write at some point. However, not really the point in all of this.
Some years ago I discovered an author (I will not be sharing any names) and the author’s work. I became quickly enamored of the writing and found myself following the individual both online [...]

Goodbye Friend

smokingpen | May 25, 2009

Over the weekend Erin, CAMPER, and I went to a memorial service for a friend of mine. No, he wasn’t my age. In fact, he was in his 80’s or 90’s and was someone I expected to pass on, due to complications in his health, several years ago. I expected, regardless of where I was [...]

On Being Boys

smokingpen | May 19, 2009

I think one of the biggest disservices this generation will be tried for in the court of history is the disservice we give to our little boys. In a period of not so many years, we have moved from a position where we treat and teach boys to be boys to a practice where we [...]

Fatigue and Feeling Trapped

smokingpen | May 18, 2009

I was at work all night. This is pretty typical as 5/7th’s of my week is spent at work between 10 pm and 6:30 am. As a result, for the 8.5 hours times 5 days I spend approximately (paid time) 40 hours and 45 hours at a place I don’t like when I am not [...]

Funky Experience

smokingpen | May 4, 2009

Because I work at night I sleep during the day. Generally, given what time I go to bed, I sleep all day and wake up about the point where the sun is going down. Someone might connect this with being a vampire – heck, the service manager for overnights makes that connection frequently, but the [...]

Mind Mapping

smokingpen | April 26, 2009

As I look at that title I am reminded of something along the lines of a poorly written science fiction whatnot that has a group of scientists mapping the human mind with terrible, and deadly, consequences. Unfortunately, part of the poorly written is the poorly imagined and the deadly consequences. Fortunately, this is not what [...]

The Post to Rule Them All

smokingpen | April 22, 2009

Honestly, this isn’t that. I coudln’t think of anything to write for a post title and as a result, as soon as I start typing the program I use will save the post with a bunch of numbers, which (in its self) is easy enough to follow, but not exactly the convention I’ve used and [...]

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