Reading the Comix.

I’ve been a reddit consumer on and off for about a year, now. I “stumbled upon” it sort of randomly and have intermittent spells of almost obsessive reddit viewing or going long periods without looking at all.

Tonight I realized it’s tingling the same part of my brain that gets tingled when I look through a paper to find the comics (on Sunday’s it’s pretty easy). Clicking like a crow on reddit stories and reading comic strips seeking nuggets of pleasant stimulation. Thing is, I’ve never been much of a comic book reader, though I’ve many friends who are surprisingly passionate about their books.

Looking for a good Far Side or Dilbert was like looking for a jolt of joy. On Reddit I look for positive stories, things people find funny or interesting. Not quite “joy” but mildly entertaining, anyway.

With Reddit, there’s also a desire to see/feel what other people are feeling and thinking right now. Some of it makes me sad. And there are some that give me a little hope. It all has me feeling more connected to humanity. Though that, too, feels kind of painful as I see what we’re putting ourselves through right now. Doesn’t have to be that way. It doesn’t seem so much when I look around me. I know lots of other people have it a lot worse than I do, so I know they might have a different opinion. I do feel grateful, though, to have wonderful people like you in my life and food on my table.

I am in serious need of a sponsor for Generate Kindness. I’ve now got 119k stickers requested from around the world. How am I gonna pay for that? I know! Have people send an envelope with some postage on it along with your request! That’s so easy! Why didn’t I think of that sooner!? I should blog more often.

So bottom line on the reddit thing – now that I get it’s like hitting the comics, I’m gonna put that cracked pipe down and make some music or something.