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August 18, 2004

I am the man

Today I had one of those moments where I did a thing, enjoyed it, thought about it and about my enjoyment of it, and treasured another little affirmation of the person that I think I am.

Our awareness of the things that we enjoy and the affirmations we gain from these things are part of what makes us us.

I've touched on this before from another angle, in a thing I have just resurrected from another place and introduced into the archive here.

Today I was reminded that I am the tenacious problem solver. I am the man who loves absorption and concentration. I am the man who enjoyed, recreationally, learning (a little of) how to set up several mail servers. I am the man who doesn't mind wasting his time.

Posted by padraig at August 18, 2004 10:41 PM

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August 18, 2004

I am the man

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