2003:06:26

The curious nature of happiness

Well, while I sit here talking nonsense about bugs, Fame, and Harry Potter, a good friend of mine secretly starts writing about laziness, boredom, and social issues. I say "secretly" because I had just about given up on the man; I stopped checking his blog. My astute and aware wife let me know that he was back in on the action.

I mention all of this because:
1) It's fun to link on the web because that's what makes the web a web.
2) As I was reading about loneliness and despair I was reminded about how, no matter how happy I feel, when it comes to summing up in an e-mail message or blog entry, I always end up with loneliness and despair.

Why does this happen? I am, in general, a very happy person. I have a wonderful wife, a caring family, an interesting job (at least it keeps me interested, most of the time), and I can't think of anything that is really missing. Perhaps I think that's too boring to tell people about, so I do all I can to come up with drama about what is or isn't happening just to sound like my life is more interesting than sweet bliss.

So, I think what I'm trying to say is that I'm happy, and I think that makes my life uninteresting.

Welcome back Joe!

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