Category Archives: Human Condition

Empire Security

Posted on August 6, 2015 by elroyjones

A downtown friend recently divulged that he and his wife have worked only part time for the last 16 years. They enjoy themselves when they’re not working. They have a garden and they go kayaking. They meander and daydream. They … Continue reading →

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Marriage Supreme

Posted on June 26, 2015 by elroyjones

It is my hope that the courageously optimistic people with plans for wedded bliss will ALL live happily ever after.

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Hauling Knickers

Posted on June 24, 2015 by elroyjones

Don’t drop your knickers. If you must drop your knickers, don’t rush to get married. If you get married, don’t create a business together. If you become entangled in a business venture, don’t engage in any construction projects. If you … Continue reading →

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Communicating Comfort

Posted on May 27, 2015 by elroyjones

I do not like my cell phone. It is the enemy. The only reason I have it is because a few years ago, before my life was ruined by constant communication, my husband was overdue fishing on a lake and I … Continue reading →

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Absurdly Random

Posted on April 7, 2015 by elroyjones

Planning, purchasing, and building is wearing on me. I am not a shopper. I have a tendency to view acquisition through the lens of existentialism, no one owns the rock. We are absurd to believe that our proprietary attitudes affect … Continue reading →

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Enlightenment Rules

Posted on January 14, 2015 by elroyjones

Happy New Year. There now that we’ve dispensed with the niceties let’s get on with it. I’ve been enlightened since the last time I posted. It’s been evolutionary self-enlightenment. First, my much maligned and under-appreciated husband, who canNOT seem to … Continue reading →

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ReThink Pink

Posted on October 1, 2014 by elroyjones

Thinking of my friends who’ve survived breast cancer and those who did not. All of them stronger than the pink exploitation. Huffington Post has a thoughtful piece on the mindless consumerism that surrounds a serious disease.

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Notice Love

Posted on June 19, 2014 by elroyjones

You’ll be relieved to know that a stay of execution has been granted by HMNHQOTIR (Her Most Noble Highness, Queen of the Immediate Realm, that’s me!) so my husband will live a while longer. He mentioned this morning, like it was nothing … Continue reading →

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Here Now

Posted on June 5, 2014 by elroyjones

As I tell the kids, “I’m not very important but I’m damn busy.” These are the things that are trending in the World of Elroy- The Wedding with the internet conspiracy involving Kate Unger, Saks, and unidentified undercover fashion operatives … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable News

Posted on May 4, 2014 by elroyjones

I watch FSTV every so often but never before bed, too scary. It’s human nature to be concerned only with individual survival. Paying attention is laborious. Excess hasn’t done anything for humanity. In the US we’ve become a medicated nation because … Continue reading →

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