There is a missing part of me, something lacking in the mosaic of who and what I am today. It is hardly apparent when I live in isolation, but of late I dwell amongst people and invite them into my life in ways I never have before. Even when married, those who became my family [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2008 by Zsallia
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There has been a great deal of what I shall kindly refer to as “canned content” appearing here over the past several months. To those who have written to ask why all I can say is I find it difficult to insert my own recollections between these posts. I have asked if these excerpts might [...]
Posted on October 22nd, 2007 by Zsallia
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I long ago set aside the notion that every day is a gift, but not out of some cynical resignation to the mundane nature of life. No, I simply came to understand I had lived so long I could find no reason to resent the notion of there being no tomorrow.
And yet there are [...]
Posted on March 21st, 2007 by Zsallia
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Farly asked me a question: if in 2012 you began aging a normal human lifespan… what would you do?
At first it seemed a simple question to answer, but each time I set about formulating a reply I found myself unsure of the easy responses. So many things spilled forth without consideration, as if the [...]
Posted on December 3rd, 2005 by Zsallia
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I receive e-mail. Some messages are dismissive, a very small percentage of those evincing outrage at the thought of my existence, either as fact or farce. There are notes from those few people with whom I maintain semi-regular correspondence. Finally, and perhaps most disturbingly, there are those who seem to find some small [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2005 by Zsallia
Filed under: Immortality, Philosophy, Regrets | 3 Comments »