Tuesday 18 April 2017

Finally noticed, after nearly 4 days, that doxycycline had begun working. Many would consider this good news, despite loss of excuse to goof off. Albeit comparatively miniscule, witness another in a current series of yin/yang moments. This one ostensibly with yang in ascendancy. If one does a bit of research, yang is masculine and light; generally considered positive, yin is feminine and dark; generally considered negative.

Odd that nobody seems terribly put out about gender chauvinism implied in the yinyang concept, perhaps because it's Chinese philosophy, but, depending on one's imputed "tribe", many individuals get serious heat, sometimes justified, for similar type references. Makes you wonder about the capriciousness of aggressive indignation engendered by names, comments, looks and even inferred thoughts. Suggest that outrage shouldn't be a social mechanism to elevate one's moral status, but should rather be reserved for actual offensive acts. It's about the behavior, not the observer. Microinsults look an awful lot like microbullsqueeze and being a perpetual victim like being a perpetual loser, which seems a poor way to proceed through life. Suggest that when we expect tolerance to be required of producers as defined by receivers we create exactly the opposite of what a liberal society once considered tolerance. Come on guys, get a grip. All outraged, victims of this ofay, white bread, honky stream of consciousness, which has chased its yang tail through the above paragraph, should make a report of scandalous injustice to the PC police and organize a protest march on Washington (or the local, state, provincial or national government of your choice).

Since this is a "cruising under sail" blog, there will be precious little of that for the next year, an idle mind is a playground for intemperate thoughts and someone (who shall remain unnamed) has apparently lost the forbearance necessary to censor his dark thoughts, offended parties should probably just tell him to shut the hell up until back underway and ignore concerns such imprecations might cause for psychic damage (see previous paragraph). However, since this exercise is primarily for personal amusement, such advice might be ignored.

Jack