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Happiness and Expectations

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Michael Kane

Happiness and Expectations Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about expectations. I’ve come to realize that a lot of the unhappiness that I’ve experienced in my life has been related to my own expectations. You see, I’m someone who has … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Getting Old

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Michael Kane

Happiness and Getting Old So there is one thing we have no control over and that is the march of time. We are all getting older all of the time and eventually we will all get old. It’s also coming … Continue reading →

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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: What Open Heart Surgery is Like

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Michael Kane

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: What Open Heart Surgery is Like Today I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Making Sauce

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Michael Kane

Cooking is a philosophy; not a recipe. ~ Marco Pierre White Happiness and Making Sauce So there comes a time in the garden where you don’t have any ripe tomatoes but the basil is still growing like crazy. At that … Continue reading →

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Remembering My Appalachian Trail Hike

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Michael Kane

Every walk of life falls under the Testicular Imperative: Either you have the world by them, or it has you. ~ Colin Fletcher Remembering My Appalachian Trail Hike So I had a goal for my time off for medical leave, … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Technology

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Michael Kane

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. ~ BF Skinner Happiness and Technology I think technology in general gets a bad rap. Sure, there are lots of problems with the predominant technology in our lives, … Continue reading →

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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: 42 Days!

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Michael Kane

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher… or, as his wife would have it, an idiot. ~ Douglas Adams Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: 42 Days! As I went into surgery I had some particular milestones in mind, particularly … Continue reading →

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Happiness in Times of Madness

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Michael Kane

When authority is total, so too is the madness of the man who declares it, and the potential for abuse of power. ~ Rick Wilson Happiness is Times of Madness The world has gone mad in so many ways. We … Continue reading →

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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: Normalish

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Michael Kane

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. ~ H L Mencken Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: Normalish It’s been 6 full weeks since my surgery, which is … Continue reading →

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Fear and Happiness

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Michael Kane

Fear and Happiness Fear is an ever constant cloak that we all wear, all the time. Sure, most of the time we tamp it down under our conscious mind. We fill our lives with activity and busyness so that we … Continue reading →

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