Haystacks has been thinking…

Episode website: 25. OTG Some Thoughts about Communicating with Intellectually Disabled People 2025.07.19 | Patreon

Some thoughts about protesting, and about how precarious protesting has become due to developed (and developing) technology. WARNING: I use a vulgarity many times in this episode, but only because it's a commonly accepted term, and not to be crass. -HK The cosmonauts did wear yellow, btw, but the extent to which they did so in protest is disputed. (I know what I think, though😉) https://www.bbc.co...

A thought experiment about the impediments to understanding anything that happens. The philosopher might have been Wittgenstein, btw, but I seem to recall that it was some French guy more closely associated with literary criticism. If something’s true, though, does it really matter who said it? -HK Episode website: 23. Just What Exactly Happened at the Stadium? 2025.09.06 | Patreon Loose ends tied...

A little thought experiment about human connection. Come on in, the water’s fine! [Intro music added when I regained computer access 2025.09.13 -HK] Episode website: 22. Subways in Space 2025.09.06 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 22. Loose Ends Tied—Subways in Space 2026.04.23 | Patreon

Episode website: 21. Haystacks Update #2 2025.08.30 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 21. Loose Ends Tied—2nd Update 2026.04.23 | Patreon

Wooden Toy Truck: [Intro music added when I regained computer access 2025.09.13 -HK] Episode website: 20. Some Thoughts about Dreams and What it Means to Follow Them 2025.08.23 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 20. Loose Ends Tied—Following Dreams 2026.04.22 | Patreon

Some thoughts about facades and social agreements. [Intro music added when I regained computer access 2025.09.13 -HK] Episode website: 19. Delivery Driving and Shoeshining 2025.07.28 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 19. Loose Ends Tied—Drive and Shine 2026.04.22 | Patreon

Some thoughts about the goals that actually motivate some people. [Once again, access was unintentionally restricted for this episode, but the problem has now been rectified -HK] [Intro music added when I regained computer access 2025.09.13 -HK] Episode website: 18. The Ballad of The Country Musician (Who Knew Why He Was Doing What He Was Doing) 2025.07.28 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 18. Loose...

Thoughts from the grab-bag, on the go. Episode website: 17. OTG Biblical Copyright and CCTV Viewing 2025.07.22 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 17. Loose Ends Tied—Bibles and Cameras 2026.04.21 | Patreon

Eye-catchingly artificial: Maybe the artificial version of the leaf cd will be better appreciated by a different friend: It was: Episode website: 16. OTG Awed by (Artificial) Nature and Physically Sending Physical Media 2025.07.22 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 16. Loose Ends Tied—Artificial Nature 2026.04.17 | Patreon

Haystacks, on the go. (This episode was intended to have a delayed release, but certainly wasn’t intended to be released exclusively, in case that’s how things went down. Please excuse any irregularities while I’m finding my podcasting sea legs.) -HK Episode website: 15. OTG Dreamy Machismo 2025.07.03 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 15. Loose Ends Tied—Dreamy Machismo 2026.04.16 | Patreon

[I won’t be uploading any more edited full episodes until I can get my hands on a functioning computer, but I’ve already recorded some stuff that I’d intended to be a little rougher around the edges, so I’ll post that stuff on Mondays while I’m on vacation, starting later today. The following is the original text post I made when I discovered that my laptop could no longer do what I needed it to d...

Rover Sock: My copy: Season’s Greetings, Northern-Hemisphere-mushroom-pickers: -HK Episode website: 13. Some Thoughts about The Way I Think 2025.07.19 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 13. Loose Ends Tied—The Way I Think 2026.04.14 | Patreon

I did give that compliment to the coworker who plays guitar, and we had a great, authentic conversation after I gave it, so I could tell from his response that he'd accepted the positivity that I was hoping to transmit. But, rest assured that there's a lot more to this story, as always. -HK Episode website: 12. The Art of the Non-binding Compliment 2025.07.14 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 12. Lo...

Some thoughts about the ways in which the communication tools we have at our disposal limit the meaning we want to express. Episode website: 11. Funneling Meaning 2025.07.14 | Patreon

This wasn't a failure, because it was necessary. We'll get back to this stuff again sometime, guaranteed, and I expect that the resulting episode will be worth the wait. -HK Episode website: 10. A First Attempt at Discussing Existential Waves 2025.07.11 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 10. Loose Ends Tied—Existential Waves 2026.04.07 | Patreon

Thoughts about performing music, plus some recollections from my brief stint as the unintentional lead man of a garage band. Episode website: 9. Performing Music, and the Fear of Death 2025.06.21 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 9. Loose Ends Tied—Performing Music 2026.04.01 | Patreon

Episode website: 8. Some Hefty Thoughts on Perspective 2025.06.21 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 8. Loose Ends Tied—Perspective 2026.03.26 | Patreon

Whistling didn't end up making the cut this time around, but we'll get back to it later, I'm sure. -HK Pink Speedo: Beloved, Short Swimsuit: Go ahead, zoom in😉: Episode website: 7. Mallard Dandies and Pink Speedos 2025.06.21 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 7. Loose Ends Tied—Attention 2026.03.25 | Patreon

Episode website: 6. Some Thoughts on The Gym 2025.06.20 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 6. Loose Ends Tied—The Gym 2026.03.25 | Patreon

Episode website: 5. One, Gigantic Word Problem 2025.05.24 | Patreon

Episode website: 4. Some Thoughts on Social Media 2025.05.24 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 4. Loose Ends Tied—Social Media 2026.03.23 | Patreon

My faux-mbover: -HK Episode website: 3. The Relativity of Hair 2025.05.24 | Patreon Loose ends tied here: 3. Loose Ends Tied—Hair 2026.03.16 | Patreon

I did actually end up writing that poem, btw, but it hasn't been displayed on public transit screens as of 2025.07.17. The image below is a screenshot of a DuckDuckGo translation from the original language, but without the original spacing. -HK Episode website: 2. Some Thoughts On and About Riding the Bus 2025.04.17 | Patreon

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