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Category: Life

Reasons I Hate People

November 22, 2017February 25, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ Leave a comment

I've just had it with some people.

Domestic Bliss

November 19, 2017September 8, 2019 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ Leave a comment

You'd think I'd learn

Working with your Hands

November 17, 2017September 8, 2019 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ Leave a comment

My pursuit of becoming a Ph.D.

Absence and Things

November 16, 2017February 5, 2025 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ 2 Comments

It’s interesting that sometimes, we have to figure out what we don’t like just to appreciate what we do. After years of trying the same food, route, car, people, I find that I have to venture out. I do this out of some sort of wanderlust for the different, but overwhelmingly, what happens is I … Continue reading Absence and Things

11 Simple Ways to Not be Average

November 15, 2017February 25, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ 2 Comments

I've had this question posed to me in one way or the other for most of my life:  How do you differentiate yourself?  AKA, how do you become unique, not average, not boring?  I had a child living in my house who actually told me he was ok getting C's in college because C's were … Continue reading 11 Simple Ways to Not be Average

10 Books that Changed Me

November 15, 2017July 29, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ Leave a comment

What follows is a list of books that have had a profound effect on me over the last 30 years or so. Some are only on this list because they pissed me off so much, they put me off books for a period of time.  Most are just ones that I enjoyed immensely, and honestly, … Continue reading 10 Books that Changed Me

Dear Random Eater Behind Me

November 14, 2017August 5, 2019 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ Leave a comment

Dear sir, I actually only assume you are a sir because I can't fathom a female making such noises, but to be completely fair and equal in this overly sensitive world, I will reword my salutation to "to whom it may concern". I have eaten in public for much of my 48 years in the … Continue reading Dear Random Eater Behind Me

Solitude

November 14, 2017August 5, 2019 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ Leave a comment

Sometimes, it's just what you need.

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