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CLINIC

PATIENT

DIAGNOSTIC

Patient refers to it as stargate-seven-seven

A Reformer.1

Loftiness.2

 

TOOLSET

INFORMAL FALLACY

 

—Could be.

—Very simple.

—Next time!

—Crazy, huh?

Moxie's

Disease

 

Esprit Gaulois —
(A Spirit of Mocking Criticism) When dealing with your parents, a boss, or your ex-, don't explain, don't ask questions (because they are provoking), and stay away from interpretations. Just have a good life.

 

NOTES TO MYSELF

PSYCHOLOGICAL AGE

CLASS

[disdain] - If you ever have a job and someone expresses utter contempt for you, don't say a word - Just like in a Church - Keep your mouth shut, and tell the priest. You have to decide what to do and how to act to have a nice life - Just get down on a piece of paper what's good for you.

The Age of Significance, ages 20-23

Separation

 

 
 
 
 
 

Exactly what someone said [or did]
... usually not very original.

The thoughts of a "bad child"
... to free your mind again.

ATTACKS

BRIDGE

SILENT BACKUP

"Did you see the scene after the credits?"

—Next time!

—Someday.

"A single guy! You're all alone."

—Crazy, huh?

—You supply the misery, and I'll supply the money.

"Why don't you introduce me to this lovely young lady?"

—Next time!

—I told you he was a troublemaker.

"Is it against the law for me to talk to your wife?"

—Next time!

—Don't take candy from strangers!

"Is this the scenic route?"

—Next time!

—Unless you're unlucky.

"I come up here a lot, so I don't need any scenery."

—Next time!

—Back to the future.

"Thanks, Richard! You cost us twenty dollars. Fuck you!"

—Crazy, huh?

—Do you feel worse? ... Okay! Let's continue.

"Glad you could be with us today."

—Crazy, huh?

—Employee of the Minute!

"What are their names?"

—Next time!

—Animal and dog; Culp and Cosby.

"Do you take cash?"

—Could be.

—It is worthless.

"You see, I know all about this just looking at its name." [Non-escalating Verbal Self-Defense]

—Crazy, huh?

—This is definitely the comic book war.

"You're a moron."

—Very simple.

—If you say something and someone can prove it's wrong, then you're a criminal.

"You moron!"

—Very simple.

—You're slipping.

"You're pretty smart for a moron."

—Crazy, huh?

—Just like Larry Bird.

"Because of something in your childhood, or the way you were raised, you feel you always have to win, or know what to say."

—Could be.

—You can't do anything if you can't see what you're doing – See clearly.

"You snore."

—Could be.

—For extra pleasure.

"You know, this trip is costing me a fortune." [Parent to child in grocery store]

—Crazy, huh?

—That's just living.

"The strawberries grown out here are terrible — They're not nearly as good as the ones from Vienna."

—Could be.

—That's another part of the forest, right?

[Someone viciously condemning a movie they haven't even seen]

—Could be.

—Why are you telling me this?

"I'd tell you, but then he'd have to kill you."

—Crazy, huh?

—Life is like money – You can't hold on too tight.

"I don't want to start an argument because I know how easy it is to start an argument with you."

—Next time!

—You try it, then I'll try it.

"This is warm for you guys, huh?"

—Crazy, huh?

—I think Bermuda is like this this time of year.

"Warm."

—Crazy, huh?

—You've got the right clothes.

"How many times have you been hit by a trolley?"

—Crazy, huh?

—Ready, fire, aim!

"Does she know that the school will be all closed because of Christmas vacation and no one will be there?"

—Crazy, huh?

—It's hard to imagine, isn't it?

"You know, Americans would find that very strange." [Interrogation of Indian actress on 60 Minutes]

—Could be.

—I don't like the way you treat people.

"Something strange is going on."

—Could be.

—Was that a comment?

"Do you have some idea how strange that sounds?"

—Could be.

—That's a good idea — Hating self-hatred.

"Nice guy ... a little strange."

—Could be.

—People are always trying to scare you.

"I like strange people."

—Crazy, huh?

—You've given me many presents.

"Jews teach their children to be smart; Christians teach their children to be good; You're strange, because you escaped from being good."

—Could be.

—You're much better off with people who aren't big shots.

"Well, I'm sure it'll be strange, because it always is ... and that's a good thing!" [your new website, FuBuTuBe.com]

—Could be.

—It's just another way of looking at it.

"Rebeka, don't you know how to knock?"

—Very simple.

—I'm going to try it.

"If you can't make it with the big boys, the only alternative is to refocus."

—Could be.

—There are many ways to look for yourself, there are many ways to find yourself, and there's one way to be yourself.

"The ones that drop on the floor you get to keep?"

—Could be.

—A new thrill.

"You're an arrogant little piss."

—Could be.

—When you have to be brave when you're little.

"I'd advise you to mind your manners — You're in the big water now."

—Could be.

—Now I think school is out.

"Maybe you should reconsider."

—Could be.

—The human question mark.

["Is today the twenty-fourth?"] "All day."

—Could be.

—Not right away.

"Is that all the Chinese you know?"

—Could be.

—You better go to a therapist before you crack.

["Keep the change."] "All of it?"

—Could be.

—When you're older, you can have fun, and you can support it.

"Are you doing all right?"

—Crazy, huh?

—It's like getting nibbled to death by ducks.

"Are you telepathic?"

—Could be.

—Just from being bad.

"You look tired."

—Could be.

—Very often what people think is true, isn't.

"You look like you gained weight."

—Could be.

—Give me some slack.

"You don't look sick — just tired and bitter."

—Could be.

—It's a bind — People are nice to you, you're dependent — People are mean to you, you're hurt.

"You don't look that tired."

—Crazy, huh?

—My star has risen.

"I would do that." [Model a topless bikini]

—Crazy, huh?

—How economical; how easy; how pleasant.

"I am so curious yet a little confused, ..."

—Could be.

—Some people are afraid to do anything wrong — It hurts people to be too good.

"... not used to thinking this way but would like to learn more."

—Very simple.

—Everyone has a chance to understand everything.

"Would I do that to you?"

—Could be.

—You know what Gurdjieff says about customers who don't want to pay.

"Have you been out sailing recently?"

—Next time!

—I don't want to talk about that right now.

"Are you writing a book?"

—Could be.

—It's a trade secret.

"Fuck you! Are you writing a book?"

—Crazy, huh?

—The ins and the outs of the Church.

"Did I get in your book?"

—Could be.

—The subtle way.

"What are you going to call your book?"

—Very simple.

—Strike while the iron is hot — Make hay in the sunshine.

"Where did you read that, in a book?"

—Crazy, huh?

—A very intelligent person told me that – What difference does it make?

"You're such a worry wart!"

—Could be.

—It's part of the mystique.

"He studies too much! — You're a study wart!"

—Could be.

—I'll look at it later.

"What are the results of your research so far?"

—Very simple.

—You have to be yourself and you have to like what you like.

"We consider ourselves to be reasonably intelligent human beings, but not a single one of these supposed 'rehearsed comebacks' makes any sense whatsoever."

—Very simple.

—I'm trying to do it a certain way — the simplest way I can — I say the simplest way is one at a time.

"Single is good."

—Crazy, huh?

—You can sleep anytime you want.

"Maybe that's why you're single."

—Could be.

—What do we care, right?

"You need to pick that up by the third ring."

—Crazy, huh?

—Everything flows.

"Come on, get with the program!"

—Next time!

—At least I have a sense of humor about it.

"You can be replaced."

—Crazy, huh?

—They train you to work, shut up, and do what you're supposed to do.

"What was that all about?"

—Very simple.

—I can't see five minutes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

REFLECTIONS

 
 
 
 
 

23-OCT-1999.

With the Old Folks

A few months before my mom died, when she began to pummel me with who had been nice to me and what I should do, I interrupted her.

"Hey, Mom," I said, "Why don't you like your own children?"

I felt like I had fielded a hard ball heading straight for my chest.

"I do like you," she said, pausing half a heartbeat too long.

"Then why don't you take it for granted that your kids will do the right thing?"

"I don't know," she said, "I just say these things from habit, I guess."

Now my stepfather is another story. He has an instinct for zeroing in on sensitive spots, like whether or not I've been out sailing recently.

"I don't want to talk about that right now," I say adamantly, and begin to tell him about a nefarious Chinese fellow who sold someone an old dog. "But this dog is dead!" cried the unhappy customer. "It's a very interesting dog," began the Chinaman. "Let me explain ...."

When it comes to your parents, don't attack them. That really mystifies them. Anyway, since you attack yourself the same way they attack you, it's a good way to learn how to stop attacking yourself. Remember the rule of parents — "The best answer to a fool is silence."


23-OCT-1999.

CONTROL

You should never pride yourself
on your ability to control.

It's just a tool.

People do it all the time,
and think it's just them —
Nothing's fresh —
They're stubborn
and they hold on.

It's like anything else —
Too much, and you're through.


30-OCT-2007.

 

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CODE WORDS: against, all, argument, arrogant, book, cash, childhood, [condemning], credits, curious, fortune, gained, he'd, introduce, knock, manners, moron, names, ones, program, raised, recently, reconsider, refocus, replaced, results, ring, scenery, scenic, single, snore, strange, studies, study, telepathic, tired, trolley, us, warm, wart, wisecracks, would

 

LXXVII
Sextans
"Heavenly sextant"

—Could be.