Viral Vicissitudes

(In)Accessibly Yours, ME: Rapt-or less-er...partial (as in Part 1) Attention, that is. Now that I have yours, for at least partial, as you take what used to be referred to as a cursory look at this while also...while more recently been re-termed...as something that combines a brief and at the same time, super-ficial, less-than-full...engagement. There's so much out there trying to gain and sustain, yours...attention. And here I am, just another, blogger, droning on about..."doesn't he ever run out of material, does he really think he has something so...so... "Interesting": A word that may convey either a super-ficial appreciation for what one just conveyed themselves, or one which actually signals you have the other's...attention. A word that, upon serious reflection and a byte of reverie, I realize now, it's what not only characterized the relative of ours you would have all wanted to know, who would have taken time out of her other-wise busy day, to get...

Tik Tok, around the clock, Doc! Downloads, out-takes: "What's it gonna' take...?!" "This dock can turn your Android  phone into a PC!" "The Doc will see you now...now that you have an in-voluntary movement dis-order...after viewing too many Tik Tok videos...in such a short time span, shortening your attention...which is a secondary reason you are here today..." and finally, "How Teens Recovered from Tik Tok Tics" (New York Times, 2/13/23)...It's all come to this, in-voluntarily speaking... Should come of no surprise: "No wonder"..."Go figure"..."Duh!" -- as in the formula that could give rise to such a condition that we as parents, trying to, as "Nana" fore-warned me -- as a parent, as an aspiring "mental health professional" -- about the hazards on behalf of the younger generation, all those developing minds out there, of over-Xposure...which in her words, was found in "they have...

Getting to the root of it all...Gratus...and the loss of oomph! "Just for the hell of it" : Over-heard in my house-hold, more often in a 'relatively' benign context, as in an expression our father used, on occasion, in a spirit of trying something, in the absence of much pressure to do so...preceded by our-selves, with "for the heck of it" as we were testing out language, on occasion or, given the low degree of chance of getting in much trouble, liberally...but these days...used so often that it almost loses its "oomph"! (when was the last time you saw/heard such an utterance?) Words and phrases that could, if well-timed, and used "in moderation" (what's that ?!) be impact-full or, on the other hand, if used too often, in our days, lead to the loss of credibility... "You're full of it!" (You, if being completely honest, now perhaps embarrassed thought I was going to end with a rhyming word). In any case, as I shared in r...

Goodness, Gracious, so Sagacious! Re-Simplify Re-Solving for X, Factor: The variable so many of us are still busy, a buzzing about, trying to isolate from y, z,...the popularity of which has raised it to inter-national status as in "X Factor USA...UK..." which could, if you play your cards right (as in really slick card tricks which even has "Simon says..."). An ultimate challenge which, for me, took me into highly complex formu-lations as in "Quadratic" which curiously took me and you, perhaps, all the way back to earlier times, as in the variables of a, b, and c...and eventually with the assist of computers and a professor who induced in us so-called "grad students" a new, higher appreciation for how to take a complex set of variables and derive some meaning, as to what's most impactful and even in what order, as in "Factor Analysis" SUPER😎! For me, in today's re-surgence of so many talking, raising up the specter of this mys...

"I'm back!"         Anxiety, that is...who did you think?! Actually, in your reality, I never left. Two lines from a play, a larger script that I will disclose in full in the not-too-distant future in the full-length version "In Defense of Anxiety..." The pro-longue of which I already en-treated you to, a few daze back, here. Very revealing, as in SUPER! Today, count yourself among the lucky ones, especially if tuning in for the very first time, for whatever reason, prompt brought you to this place. For I am going to at least attempt to tickle your fancy, as in give you just enough, to leave you wanting...more. You late-comers are just in time, not too late (meaning not too late to go back through the 505 pre-ceding posts, including the 'build-up', 2/18). Who knows, maybe when it's finally out to the public, after some initial reviews, depending on how many stars get filled in by a sufficient number of readers, so-called reviewers..."always a cr...

The weight is over (head): "SUPER is served" Missed-Interpreted: "Did Ya hear that...you can get into better shape, shape up by putting more weight on, by racking up...you can actually..." Just a slight deviation from the simple message, simply put "lifting weights of any kind, shape, amount..." can  be, should  be, one component of a three-pronged approach to reaching that goal you may have established, well before the last, but most SUPER! bowl game of the 2022-3 season took place, which you may have re-iterated while consuming a bowl or two, by half-time...perhaps even before all those other late-night revelers, the ones that finally thought of a self-improvement plan at the (literally!) eleventh hour, 59 minutes and counting...down...to increase one thing which might in turn result in the inverse of the other...the perennial... Weight List-ed: No bad day, no bestest day, on the calendar to (re)resolve...to return to the ones that you may have started, ...

SUPER Re:veal (of my own): "In Defense of Anxiety..." The Pro-longue Yes, I know, that I am using a word to engage you, one that might serve as a 'tickler' ("a device for jogging the memory: a file that serves as a reminder and is arranged to bring matters to...") that probably does not actually reside in your own vast vocabulary. One that, in its more traditional form ("Prologue") might be the fore-runner for many chapters to come which, upon reading, digesting it, might propel you to keep on...turning the pages, at least go on to the "Table of Contents" and then, finally, after what seems to be an unnecessary, even irritating, longer-than-necessary, "Introduction" to a book with several chapters. A word that actually captures the real essence of this thing that I am going to write to you about, almost in its entirety (no-one book that can be read even in several sittings, sessions, can adequately cover this impactful topic)......

"Upon further Re:veal..." "I dis-avow: These daze it seems we here from deniers, "Nay" sayers just about (approximating 50%) as much as endorsers...the ones that either said "that call cost them the game" and others, the "half-nots" said "it's a shame it had to happen late in the game, but there's always a few bad calls, some of which get "over-turned", some of which get pre-empted by the refs themselves, "upon second thought" picked up their own flag and announced to those in attendance and us at home "no flag on the play"😕, and even a few more that get re-vealed, big time, upon more not-so-instant-eous replay, where we have come to study their body language, during and after they peered into that shrouded gizmo, which all games seem to feature...these daze...and a cause for half to celebrate and others, well...even a new oppo to bet on...Vegas wins, either,or... "BUT, as for ME": Yeah, ...

Re: Member, Me?  All Re-Clues'd, hemmed In, Out?: And probably, based on surveys of a "Ginormous!" number of folks throughout not only around our nations, but wherever the Super Bowl was beamed, streamed...feeling a bit stuffed, groggy, if you bothered to stay up past the amped up half-time show...and all the newest and greatest ads, the ratings of which are now coming in...the game within the game, the HUGE investment of the "sponsors" who bought, brought all this to us, and are in turn counting on you to now buy or, once again, be HUGE consumers of movies, series, following all the trailers, the increasingly effective pre-views that fall just short of being a spoiler and otherwise get us to watch even a drud-full (mash-up of dread/dud) program that gets dropped even prior to sweeps week...What a SUPER field day for studies in... Consume-rism, ish: Given that "ism" and "ish" are both finding their way into our daily vocabulary, generally to ...

Re: Member, "It's JUST  a Game..."  What WE did, do: Or, in the form of a question, "Just what did we do...?" To pass the time, for our favorite past-times, throughout all our developmental years, and the ones we still engage in, from time-to-time, once again, just to pass the time, in a so-called "friendly game of..." These games that have been around ever since the time of "Adam and Eve" (who were rumored to have first envisioned, brought out, "Hide-and-Go-Seek" and then, by necessity, or demand, retro-fitted, after being re-minded about the "RULES OF ENGAGEMENT"!😟😇😟) like a whole civilization of gamers to follow...EONS B4 the so-called "SUPER" annualized events brought out each year, many of which get clustered in the first few months, beginning in these parts (U.S.) with the spectator sport witnessed in "Prime Time" just a few days ago, which has the wage makers (as in "Average Joe") go...

Re: Instatement: "My Word(s)!" Annualized Re-turns: Yet another installment, the outcome of which is pretty well expected, even after the Super, build-up, all the buzz on social media, main-stream, and through the mouths of all the talking heads, and out of the "mouths of babes" (apparently thinking if they are attractive we'll hardly notice)  -- a re-visiting of the state of US, telling us how we are ostensibly doing, all-the-while we are likely feeling other-wise...Which many came to with "Great Expectations" who likely did not go home "empty handed" given all the promises of "hand-outs" and such...But here I will re-visit, the one from last evening which aired coast to coast on what's still called "prime time" as a speech which contains come clues of things yet to come (clue for you as well), "can you believe  it?!" Which is one quote among many we grew to associate with various experience throughout our d...

"What's my (party) line"? Identity, alignment, confine-meant: More re:clusive clues, mostly "Knots!" "Don't be left out" As identifying with the party of FOMO, whether it's being not thought of in the first place, not making it (to the party, "the happening") or even being 'diss'-invited, when you either said the wrong thing, or didn't offer an apology for using the wrong approach, as in "their" identification...these days...so many rules of engagement, after not being engaged, at least in person, for as protracted period. Or for us, the last several nights, being experienced as being "out in the cold", literally and intentionally, for a brisk, invigorating walk, only to once again (see several months ago for a reference about those being allowed out, while hemming themselves in) only seeing a few fellow humans at the end of the leash..."where is  everyone, is it just us 2 and a few K-nines...as i...

Re: Action Items: Things to do, what's called for, as well as...super dupe-r stuff, prior planning... When it's all on the (bottom) Line: But, before the "final countdown" and you are snug in your (hot?) seat (clue?), whether you relate more to the people, panelists on the hunt (e.g., on "What's My Line?" -- see the last few posts for a pre-view, to be among the fully informed), questioning the mystery person (or the person about  the mysterious docs), or the one who is responding, a bit indirectly at best, obfuscating, gesticulating, in such a way that adds up to "obstructionistic!"😖😡😕 -- there are certain-ly things you should consider doing well, and well ahead of time, in order to be fully prepared (if one can ever be) as well as those that should be, at all costs to minimize your exposure, including those that may lead to even a loss (CLUE) of composure... DO/Engage:  In deductive reasoning, especially when you are wagering, betting on t...

Re:Maining, in the shadows ("Cluing U in")  "Person(s), place, or thing?" You ask. Sort of an update on "What's My Line?" as in another guessing game-show, that via a successive sequence of guesses, that collectively should, at least, build on one another, to successfully zone in (clue) on the question of the moment...one WE as kids frequently began with, "Is it bigger than a bread box?" Which, while we were acting innocently, actually made us guilty of being a "copy-cat!" 😟😢 as it became sort of a signature line of the panelist, humorist, Steve Allen, his opening salvo, on "WML?" Which, as far as I know, was not copy-righted, which gave us the OK to go ahead, versus, those who ex-CLAIMED... "An EX-clusive!" When you hear this word, these days, you may be tempted to tune US out, as in " WE , alone, have the exclusive rights"...or, in the very least account...the "first on the scene..." Which...

Re: Cluse, Homonym-sly..."sounds like... "Looks like..." Someone who actually believed this hole thing, which was really kinda' like "six of one, half of a dozen of the other..." As in did it really matter whether P.Phil saw his shadow? Cuz' it turned out, in the long run, to be a long run...six more weeks until...which in France had him looking after his "chateau" 🤣😁...whereas at work he was called a copycat, almost fired, as he kept trying to shadow everyone...Collectively enough to make one want to hunker down for the remainder of winter, sit this one out, stay on the sidelines, at least out of sight...confine themselves to their own chateau, as in being pretty solitary... Got a clue, got a guess? Or do you need yet another or two, as in "re-clues"😔😕🤣? Well, UR about half-way to another segment of "What's my (bottom) line?" I mean UR just a day early..."better to be early..." as in fans who file in...t...

Re: Turn of the Most Super De (dupe)r Event..that time of year again - Part 1 of 2 (Halves) "So, What's My (Bottom) Line? You don't know the half of it!"  Parenthetically Speaking: As I often do here, so as to give you some additional information or, like the ones who will be 'assisting' US all around these parts, as in "qualifying, explaining" -- on all our be-halfs.  As for me to you, as you have now been accustomed, even if you only look in once per year, I sometimes use these 'brackets' (as in "bracket-ology") for extra emphasis, assertions, insertions, to otherwise punctuate what I'm other-wise trying to convey. Here and now, following the re-view of a quintessential moment (at least career-wise), the culmination of my own search, research, accumulation of a super-duper amount of effort, leading to what turned about to be at least a sufficient "defense" (see the last day of the first month of this new year's p...

Re: Minder - A Super de Duper Announcement coming here tomorrow. (a short post, as in post-it, about a BIG event...don't miss out)