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Ugh! This Again
Ugh! This Again Good riddance 2025. The holidays and big spending are through. Time to pay debt off and save a little something. But wait! Every channel on the television is pandering for rent type of donations. A commitment. And I don’t even get a ring on it.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Humans
I've Had Enough
The alarm rings, it’s 6:30. I hot snooze. I’m tired and not ready. It goes off again almost ten minutes later. Not exactly ten minutes. It’s more like nine minutes. Who does that? Who makes or wants a nine minute snooze? Does that one minute make a difference in the cost of production, or is it some like of psychology? Id anyone knows, please inform me.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Humans
The Clean Up
The holidays are done and reality has returned, along with those pounds you lost during the entire year and now have to lose all over again. Don’t cringe. We all do it. It’s the holidays, when all the things you have gone without all year, come seeping out of every corner of everyone’s kitchens.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Humans
The Fear of Becoming Irrelevant in a Rapidly Changing World
There is a quiet anxiety many people carry today, even if they rarely talk about it out loud. It shows up in small moments of doubt, in passing thoughts late at night, and in sudden comparisons we didn’t intend to make. It’s the fear that the world is moving forward too fast and that somehow, we are being left behind.
By Zeenat Chauhan2 months ago in Humans
The People Who Sit by the Window
Buildings blurred into one another, storefronts flickered past like unfinished thoughts, and the sunlight slipped through the windows at an angle that made everything feel temporary. Emma always sat by the window. Not because she loved the view, but because it gave her something to focus on when her thoughts became too loud.
By Yasir khan2 months ago in Humans
January 2
January 2 Captain’s Log Star date: January 2, 2026 Another Christmas and New Year have gone by and I just watched my heart drive away, taking another tiny piece of me with him. This happens every time my son visits and then head home. He’s may only son, so, the ache feels painfully deep.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Humans
Why East Asian Societies Win Systems but Lose Mental Peace
In the glittering skylines of Tokyo, Seoul, and Shanghai, one witnesses the pinnacle of human organization. East Asian societies have mastered the art of building efficient, high-performing systems that propel economies, education, and innovation to global dominance. From Japan's bullet trains that run with split-second precision to South Korea's tech giants like Samsung dominating the smartphone market, these nations exemplify systemic excellence. Yet, beneath this veneer of success lies a profound paradox: the very mechanisms that drive their triumphs often come at the expense of mental peace. High suicide rates, burnout epidemics, and widespread anxiety plague these populations, raising a critical question why do East Asian societies win at systems but lose at mental well-being?
By Arjun. S. Gaikwad2 months ago in Humans
New Year, Really?
I don't know what you did on New Year's Eve, but I was sitting listening to my neighbour rattling my house with his bass-dominated tunes. Obviously, the guy and his Mrs have a right to party, but is it really necessary to blast my wall down like the trumpeters from Jericho? Thumping bass and the volume turned up so loud that it distorts the music. Mind you, whether you can call it music is another thing. But hey, Im biased, each to their own, I guess.
By Nicholas Bishop2 months ago in Humans






