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My father died exactly a year ago today. Last year around this time I had my first look at the contents of his apartment, which I found very confrontational because it was like he was still there, in the furniture he had chosen, his gadgets, his art. I had to wait several months for the legal issues to become clear. Then my mother and I had to inventory his apartment and find out what things were worth.

In the end it became clear to me that almost all the things in my father’s apartment would give more trouble to sell than the money I would get back for them. It was a good lesson in letting go. I kept a few things for sentimental reasons, but most of it went to charity shops, and to a clearance firm that I contracted.

In the course of a lifetime we gather many things, and then we need a home to store them in. But these things we cherish at the end of our lives have to be cleared up, often at a cost. Little that we leave behind still has value after we pass, and there is much to be said for living a life with minimal possessions, like our monk friends do.

Reflecting on things today…

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a drama narrated by an Octopus. I enjoyed

For the most part, modern movies are regurgitated bullshit and AI slop and I don' enjoy them so much anymore. One surprising exception was Remarkable Bright Creatures, based upon the book of the same name. Besides that an Sinners, I think few modern movies have moved me. But I'm an old grump, so...

My dog is dying miserably of kidney failure, but he hasn't given up - managed to chase an intruder out of the house this morning - a cat that came in through an open door.

Tee Hee!
Have already seen that on Mastodon.
It seems that Reform are not able to hear anything but their own opinions
... or sponsors interests?
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