Southpaw Jones

I’m off caffeine this morning in an attempt to reduce some tension and test my resolve.

I don’t like being chemically dependent on something, and it’s definitely time to take a break from coffee and green tea for a while.

Of course, I’m very crabby and drained on Day One.

Stupid, too.

Is it rude to tell someone that your thoughts are more interesting than their thoughts?

I certainly have never had the courage to say that to anyone, in a queue, at work, on a plane, or anywhere else. But it would save so much time and energy if I could just admit it.

“I’m in the middle of a really cool daydream right now, and as much as I’d love to listen to you, I’d rather focus on this.”

It’s not that I find my thoughts to be more interesting in some universal or objective way. 90% of them are not worth sharing at all. But I’m a little in love with my own brain, and I like to get inside there and root around.

I live inside my own head, and as a true introvert, I find strength inside, not outside myself. A lot of people don’t understand this, and I’m sure I come off as a snob or a simpleton in many situations.

Then again, coming off as a snob or a simpleton has the effect of turning people off, which in turn, leaves me to think my thinky thunks. So it tends to work itself out.

Perhaps I can best explain myself using Star Wars, the language of my generation. My favorite scene in Star Wars, um, “Episode Four”, is not the crazy cantina or the lightsaber duel or the death of the 1st edition Death Star. It’s young Luke Skywalker, looking up at the two moons (or two suns?) of Tatooine, his boring ol’ desert planet. You see him staring, you hear the swelling John Williams score, and you know that boy is doing some hardcore daydreaming. That’s the moment, even as a kid, when I thought, “Wow, I can relate to this guy. Let’s see where this goes.”

We could all use a little more daydreaming. I apologize to you, fair reader, if I’ve ever given you the cold shoulder or ended a conversation after three words. Just know that I’m not trying to be rude, I’m just trying to figure out a way off this planet.

as reported in The New York Times

March 31, 1908
ROOSEVELTS SEE SUGAR MADE
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Mrs. Roosevelt and her children to-day disembarked from the yacht Mayflower, in which they are making a trip down the Mississippi, and spent several hours inspecting the sugar plantation owned by Henry McCall, Collector of Customs of New Orleans.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

If someone is trying to take your wallet on the street, you can try running away or self-defense, but I prefer giving the criminal a swift, warm embrace. I know it sounds crazy, but you might just save your life and make a new friend if you just try being a…

Highlight here for answer: [mugger hugger]


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