Since Kathy and I arrived in New England for vacation, temps are 15 degrees above average. You’re welcome. Currently hiring ourselves out to communities wanting to improve your weather profile

Who a President hires says as much about him as what he personally does:

I’ve read Wheel of Time all the way through twice now. Why is it that after book 5 it feels like torture to keep going? And by book 8 it feels better again? I just learned from a WoT board that this is a common experience. Anyone have any insights into why book six and after has this effect?

We’re Bucket-Listing again. This time in New Hampshire for the turning of the leaves. Love the big emphasis on Hallowe’en here in this neck of the woods (Jackson):

Back in 2015, a woman in the church I taught at began to extol her support of Donald Trump. I honestly didn’t know he was running for office again. I told her “Ignore him. He’s a buffoon. He would be the end of civilization as we know it.” It was a joke. UNIVERSE, IT WAS A JOKE.

"It’s widely assumed that there’s a tradeoff between quantity and quality—if you want to do better work, you have to do less of it—but this turns out to be false. In fact, when it comes to idea generation especially, quantity is the most predictable path to quality." --Adam Grant

Two of my close friends who work with AI have tested messages posted by alt-right, tradwife, “alpha male” and other OPs, and found that the vast majority are not just AI written, but bot managed. Most of these people do not exist. Stop highlighting their regurgitated LLM nonsense.

I need the advice of my fellow therapists on here. During the pandemic, ER docs and nurses were overwhelmed and many left the profession. I feel like I'm in the same boat right now. I seriously cannot listen to another client who is totally disregulated because of Trump. It adds to my heaviness.

Rights that apply only to some people are not rights...they are called Privilege. And correctly so.

Personally this tracks as healthy.

Whenever I have a headache from the nonsense Prez Kevin vomits out, I always take Rapid Release the Epstein Files Tylenol. Immediately, I relinquish torturing my own head and throw it back on the Head who owns the crimes.

Let's be clear. There was no way a deity was going to launch a Rapture before Taylor's album came out. As long as we're straight on that.

It's getting close to the tipping point. The final straw for even the most passive people is when their personal finances hit bottom.

This week is getting to be too much. I'm going to score some lines of acetaminophen and just chill.

The best Rapture meme today. Well done!

This truism may seem trite, but for many, it would have changed the course of their lives if they had known it: Never make important relationship decisions when you're horny.

Mom tip for moms with a conscience who want to cancel Disney+ but have littles who love Disney/Pixar animation or moms who are Marvel junkies like me: You local library has hundreds of titles on physical media for borroeiy. It's free and you're not putting money into fascism #momsky

This is truly what we need more of. Every day. Everywhere.

Exactly!

I’m currently studying why people seek power…from a psychological standpoint. I value many of the followers I have on Bsky. I want your opinion. Why do you think people want power? And, what does power do for people psychologically?

Blending and Unblending our Inner Parts Janine's ex-boyfriend called the HR department of the marketing company she worked for. He believed that her co-workers were lying about him, and this is why she broke up with him. In his call, he threatened to initiate a lawsuit against the company. Her…

Have you found yourself mentally overwhelmed by politics, brutal ICE violence, bizarre SCOTUS decisions, and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine? So much so that you can't sleep properly, can't get anxiety to quit? There is a solution to this problem of Rumination. mikeinsac.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/i...

Interview Instead of Ruminate When our anxiety or depression is so overwhelming it takes over our mind, we call that Rumination. It seems impossible to solve. But there is a way out of Rumination: The Interview.

As a therapist that works with trauma clients who have been victims of narcissistic abuse, I learned I cannot convince them to leave the abuser until they can be loosed from the DARVO effect. This applies to our country. MAGA still believes him when he Denies, Accuses, and reverses victim/offender.

IFS Question of the Day: Which Protector parts inside of you react when you are criticized or judged?

It’s actually true. This fucks up my entire teen mind.

Sacnurse ordered a medical supply for her knee that she originally thought was coming from an American firm. She learned it is coming from Italy. She was told last night that it might be months before it can be shipped to her. The company that ships it is not shipping to the US currently!

Yesterday I got my new tattoo. I had been planning and designing this one for a couple of years. The chariot (tarot VII) represents my Core Self driving my life. The White Horse is my Compassion, the Dark Horse is my Curiosity. They take me in life’s directions. It immediately feels part of me.

Repost if you think it's time to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.

You're going to hate me for saying this, but what the fuck... Good sex as the main characteristic of an otherwise shitty relationship is not enough. Not nearly enough. Figure it out.

Yoga is relaxing and freeing. Puppies are relaxing and joyful. We put them together this morning:

The appropriate union of language and math:

I have now seen the word "palimpsest" used four times in various places over the past week. I used to see it all the time in my work as a bible translator. Not so much in recent years of course. My ADHD brain cannot get the word or the concept out of my head. I know where I'm going mentally.

As a sex therapist, I can affirm that most of my 60 plus clients are in relationships where they are sexually incompatible or less compatible than ever. The #1 way of solving it for the majority of them is erotic videos. They are unashamed of watching it to allow their libido to stay up to date.

My 90s list featuring the best of Madonna, Soundgarden, U2, and Radiohead. YW open.spotify.com/playlist/1RT...

Working today in my workshop, crafting jewelry. The playlist I created is all 4 artists from the 90s: Madonna Soundgarden Radiohead U2 I will be gone for a bit. In heaven. As far as it exists, it exists there.

A woman client made my year today. She said "Mike, I want you to know I would choose you over the bear any day". I was crying.

Just in case facts matter to anyone: Cities of more than 100,000 people with higher crime rates than LA, Chicago, DC, and Baltimore: Memphis, TN Cleveland, OH Toledo, OH Little Rock, AR Peoria, IL... and many others. Many. Prez Kevin is such a disease.

I love how our governor trolls the Prez, using exactly the same tactics and verbal sparring. If they go low, we will go low. And I believe that it's working. Since Newsom started doing this, Prez's polling is tanking even more.

IFS Teaching Moment. Your Protector Parts will talk for hours if you allow them. We call this Rumination. If you allow them, they will adopt Self-like energy. It will drain you. The alternative? Interview them. Ask them questions. Then conclude the interview. The Rule: INTERVIEW; DON'T RUMINATE.

In my first article in the current series on “Replacing Capitalism” (at mikeinsac.com), I pointed out that Capitalism has never benefited the underclasses ever. But neither has Communism. In the 2nd article this week, we will talk about a way many are proposing to combine Capitalism and Socialism.

Here is what the talk about a new Census, about waving at invisible people on the White House roof, and 50% tariffs on India all have in common: They are all being thrown out there by Trump the rapist and pedophile who still is not in prison for these crimes.

"I believe that people coming after us will marvel that on the one hand we accumulated more and more information about our behaviour, while on the other, we made no attempt at all to use it to improve our lives." Doris Lessing, "Prisons We Choose to Live Inside"

The one thing you need to know about the Sydney Sweeney controversy… is that Trump is a pedophile and rapist and is still not in jail.

That’s our “President”. 🙄😒