“Freedom is a blessing and a curse. People of all nations treasure the notion of personal liberty, but freedom creates the coincident anxiety of choosing how a person should live. If I desire to find personal happiness, I need to understand what happiness is and learn how to rid myself of unhappiness. Is happiness an endurable material or is it comprised of no more than a string of good fortune? Is the good luck that brings happiness a fortunate happenstance that may evaporate at any moment? Do we measure happiness in the present? Alternatively, is happiness determinable only when looking at the sum and substance of a person’s total life? Is the game of life ultimately a losing proposition for all persons, and if so, is happiness even achievable or is it a form of an illusion? Is happiness simply a temporary mental reprieve from an inevitable period of suffering that serves as a prelude to our final dance with death? Is happiness a matter of quality of life or quantity, i.e. longevity? Can we measure happiness objectively? Alternatively, should we subjectively compute our scale of happiness?”

― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

I heart water hamsters

 oldviolin wrote:

had this on a loop all day
seems to be working...

I took my older bro of a different Mo to see and experience Big Head Todd And The Monsters tonight at the Ramkat in Winston Salem. I guess my 4th, his 1st. I was so excited for him to experience the band. They did not disappoint. Couldn't if they had tried. What a cool set of cats. Love those guys. Long time. Love my old pal too. He reminds me of all my old pals. Innocent bystanders, each and every one. You know who you are. I will crush your heart.  My boys. Cut him off, Slim....gnite