Scripts

People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day will, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally "being lived". They are acting out the scripts written by partnes, associates, and society.

- from "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" daily calendar for today

Sleep...

I've been having problems getting to sleep. Never mind how tired I am in the morning, or during the day; by midnight I'm wired. I should do laundry, take out garbage, work, read, tidy, put away. Anything but sleep.

A few days ago I realized: Right, it's the end of June. Summer solstice is on the way. Seattle is getting nearly 16 hours of daylight every day right now. I mean, it's 9:20pm as I type this and it is light outside. I know the lack of light in December gets to me; why shouldn't the extra light affect me too?

Oh well, it could be worse. Fairbanks, say. And then there's Finland, or St Petersburg...

The Stranger's Gay Pride issue

This year tackles GLBT history.