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I was hoping to consolidate my blogs into one blog, but I've gone the other way, I think blogs need specifics. So I'm converting this blog to just literature, no politics. Reflecting on politics does not leads to happiness. I do think it's a good developmental swerve to articulate and learn more for a while. And I'm still going to pay attention. I don't need to write any more about politics. I was encouraged when my friend liked my medium essays. I quit medium because they wanted me to pay to read others. I'm not into paying. I trundled along because I liked thinking about politics and putting it all together in my head. I don't think it matters to put it all together. Making connections doesn't really improve the world, it makes me feel more bleak. I understand political apathy, but that's not what I'm going for. I'm just not going to use my mind to write this way any more. Still going to be an informed voter.

I looked at my blogs, to see what my most popular posts were:

Food: Buffalo Cauliflower.

Cultural Comment: Sheog

Sports: Kaka spoils NYCFC coming out party.

Motley Kamuka: Book Review: The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet

Buddhism: Interesting?

Shakespeare: Traffic In Women by Gayle Rubin

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