{"id":1871,"date":"2013-10-09T06:09:37","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T13:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2013-10-08T21:48:19","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T04:48:19","slug":"possibly-maybe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=1871","title":{"rendered":"Possibly maybe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Uncertainty excites me
\nBaby
\nWho knows what’s going to happen?
\nLottery or car crash
\nOr you’ll join a cult
\n–Bjork\/Possibly Maybe<\/p>\n

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You know what?<\/p>\n

What?<\/p>\n

I say maybe too much.<\/p>\n

Some might think that it’s indecision.<\/p>\n

Maybe it’s not that at all.<\/p>\n

It’s at least partially an attempt to make people think that I’m less decisive than I actually am. This is an affectation which is very common among humans of the female gender, and comes on after years of seeing how uncomfortable people get when they hear a clearly and politely stated opinion coming out of a lipsticked mouth. In my case, the opinion is generally correct. I don’t talk\u00a0 about things I don’t know about, especially at work.<\/p>\n

I say “maybe” far less at work than I do in my personal life though.<\/p>\n

In my personal life, I am far more likely to think about things that are less black and white than a technical issue at work. At work you need to fix a specific configuration to make something work properly. There may be several ways to get to an end result, but there are typically fairly concrete steps involved.\u00a0 In my personal life, I think about things like morals and ethics which are far less black and white. In my personal life, things get very gray, especially because I like to look at things from different angles.<\/p>\n

That leads to a lot of maybes.<\/p>\n

There are some things I am very concrete about: not stealing, trying not to be a douche, keeping promises, not killing people if it’s at all possible. Other things, I think people can make up their own minds about. Other things,\u00a0 are open to doubt. Those are the things I enjoy wondering about.<\/p>\n

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Being a\u00a0 wonder abouter is one of my hobbies, and “I wonder if” and “maybe” are a natural pairing.<\/p>\n

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I suppose maybe there’s room for some maybes in the Cult of Doubt.<\/p>\n

Maybe I don’t say maybe enough!<\/p>\n

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Important personal note:<\/p>\n

I would like to welcome my new grandson Johnathan\u00a0 to the world. It’s a pretty great place, Johnathan. You’ll like it here.<\/p>\n

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It’s at least partially an attempt to make people think that … Continue reading Possibly maybe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-words"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7lr3R-ub","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":626,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=626","url_meta":{"origin":1871,"position":0},"title":"Vive l’indifference","author":"Michelle","date":"August 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 My dear, I don't give a damn. --Rhett Butler \u00a0 Oh well, whatever, nevermind. --Nirvana\/Smells Like Teen Spirit \u00a0 I think we all know that Rhett really did give a damn about Scarlett.\u00a0 He was too filled with grief to have a discussion about his feelings at the moment,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Words"","block_context":{"text":"Words","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1756,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=1756","url_meta":{"origin":1871,"position":1},"title":"This is not an invitation","author":"Michelle","date":"October 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Rape me Rape me my friend Rape me Rape me again --Nirvana\/Rape Me \u00a0 \"No means no.\" And it obviously does..should.. mean no, but it's not the sum total of what rape is. 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