An introduction to the chaotic mind

The mind is a fickle thing. It focuses on and discards its daily dealings with an almost ruthless efficiency. The body simply follows, trying to keep up with the endless stream of the mind. The purpose of this humble blog is to channel that ever changing stream into a developed opinion on anything and everything. One would hope that this would lead us to some sort of end, some sort of resolution. Unfortunately, if my mind had any kind of end goal it had achieved I would not have to blog my capricious whims; I would be a member of the English House of Lords or the owner of a string of highly lucrative carnivals. So if what you're looking for is little posts that are never predictable, sometimes informative, and always entertaining, then follow on. If not I'll just keep writing. Someone needs to run those carnivals.

~Worley

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