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Dick Manikowski

Problems

This sign is posted on my bathroom wall, directly opposite the toilet. Accordingly, unless I’m fiddling with my phone while perched on the…

Jan 11

Problems

Jan 11

I Beg to Differ with Frank Sinatra

While reading a wonderfully thought-provoking book (FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS), I ran across a quote from someone named Douglas Harding:

Nov 11, 2024

Nov 11, 2024

Thoughts of a Scrabble Aficionado

I’ve always been a word guy. I was able to read before starting kindergarten and have always been an avid reader. The reading also explains…

Sep 9, 2024

Thoughts of a Scrabble Aficionado

Sep 9, 2024

Thoughts of an Olympics Scoffer

My gripes about the quadrenial extravaganza

Aug 3, 2024

Aug 3, 2024

It Could Have Happened Anywhere, But It Happened in Midtown Detroit

Attempted Murder in an Academic Library

Jul 31, 2024

Jul 31, 2024

Yet Another Blessing I Take for Granted

Apr 25, 2024

Apr 25, 2024

What If?

Feb 24, 2024

Feb 24, 2024

Thoughts on Meditation

Meditation gets a bad rap

Dec 3, 2023

Thoughts on Meditation

Dec 3, 2023

Thoughts on Nature Bathing and Memory Bathing

There’s a spiritual practice that originated in Japan but is spreading to other cultures. It’s called nature bathing, and it simply…

Nov 2, 2023

Nov 2, 2023

The Fallacy of Conditional Happiness

One thing that really makes me cringe is when someone makes an I’ll-be-happy-when statement.

Mar 14, 2021

The Fallacy of Conditional Happiness

Mar 14, 2021

Dick Manikowski

Dick Manikowski

Retired librarian whose life now centers around reading (much of it online), thinking, and 12-step spirituality As my future shrinks, time grows more valuable.

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