Three Ridiculous Things For Thursday

In keeping with my post from yesterday, I was definitely sure that today is Friday until I looked at one of my many calendars and discovered it is, tragically, Thursday. So that’s great. The hurricane is slowly blundering its way along, Emmanuel Macron has given a long boring speech in France, and Apple is releasing another expensive phone. How ‘bout three silly things for Thursday since the day’s a-wasting and I don’t even know where I am.

Mark Zuckerberg loves Caesar
This creeps me out. I sort of wish his hero was someone obscure who didn’t do very much with his life, like the very kind man who always knows where everything is in my local Weis. I don’t at all relish a worldwide Pax Facebook. What would that even look like? Will it be financed by the Russians?

Truly, the intrusiveness of facebook into their own interface—constantly reminding me of my memories and that I should pick a favorite charity and what the weather is doing and that they care about my security (hahahahaha)—is so irritating. They get in the way of their own plan to bring the whole world together by preaching at me and not just leaving me alone. On the other hand, maybe it’ll be ok, because apparently more and more users are deleting their accounts every day.

Being Happy is Totally Easy
The link will elucidate ten “small” habits that will make you happier. These “small” activities include exercising three times a week, walking every day, saving 30% of your income, reading for an hour a day, getting 8 hours of sleep, intermittent fasting, journaling for 30 minutes a day, being present, being kind and loving, and setting three or four priorities a day.

Um…none of those things are small. If they were so small and easy we would all be thin, rich, good, and we wouldn’t need God. Honestly, its like the internet is as dumb as a brick.

Here are my ways to be happy, and I don’t even need ten: 1. Stop trying to be happy 2. Stop thinking about yourself and your happiness 3. Go to church where you will be unhappy but that’s not the point 4. Do read for any amount of time that you can a day. That’s it.

Don’t Worry About the Hurricane
Pat Robertson put a hedge of protection around it so it’s fine. You probably shouldn’t even bother to leave, or go buy water or anything. But if it doesn’t go away it will be because you didn’t have enough faith. Goodness, what’s wrong with you not having hurricane destroying faith and stuff. It’s so great how self-identifying Christians don’t constantly make a mockery of the gospel and the whole point of Jesus.

Well, there you are. Happy Thursday! I think maybe I will crawl back into my bed and wait for tomorrow. See you then!