Barry Fralick

here/there ~

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

Imagine an app that compels you to think your most vile and atrocious thoughts. Then screams for you to compose and 'tweet' them to a small corner of internet hell where villagers can effortlessly tar and feather you via GIFs, emojis, and remorseless snark.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

Upstate NY

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

Now that the algo is supposedly fixed, can we change the name back to Twitter?

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

Whenever I feel unsettled or a little restless, it's a clear sign I need to take pause and zoom out - stop scanning for what's wrong.

[O.W. Root @owroot]

Recently my wife and I have been kind of annoyed at our place, just kind of feeling like it's falling apart or something like that. But we were talking today and by every objective measure it's nicer than when we moved in. We listed off all this stuff that is just provably better and nothing is actually worse. But it doesn't feel like it. We talked about how it's probably because of just having to constantly manage cleaning up with kids who make a massive mess and when we moved in we only had one. That makes it feel like it's always worse. And it's also probably because we always want more and we always raise our expectations. That's fine, it's how we grow as humans, it's good, but it's annoying too in some way.

Everything's good, everything's fine, we should be able to see that in the broader context, and be happy where we are.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

@atc6955 I can imagine. Less to deal with.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

I find it interesting that most people never give serious thought to the mental load their stuff creates.

[keysmashbandit @keysmashbandit]

You need to own as few objects as possible

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

@atc6955 Here they start setting them off on the 1st or 2nd and that goes on until at least the 5th. Memorial Day weekend too.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

It's eerily quiet in my neighborhood tonight. Usually the locals are blasting off fireworks underneath the traffic lights.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

@meaghan_garvey Is that Shoshone Falls? Visited many years ago

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

Reached the conclusion 1500 calories per day isn't sustainable. Started to feel like shit. Engulfed a pizza, ice cream, beer(s), and other assorted fat kid favorites and now I feel fine. Who knew

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

My diet has consisted of black coffee, protein shakes, cottage cheese, and peanut butter for over 3 weeks and I am not seeing a need for anything more.

[The Aureus Press @Trad_West_Art]

"The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain." - Colin Wilson

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

Get rid of anything in your home deemed clutter. The less you own, the lighter you'll feel.

[Dr. Shak🩺 @realbig_shak]

Tell us a simple life hack.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

It's been a weird summer so far. Strange vibes. Gotta forge ahead though. We're running out of summers.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

Nothing beats a late night rain storm on a Sunday. The kind of rain that gently taps on the windows.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

@atc6955 You might be right 😅

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

You really don't see lightning bugs like you used to.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

We need to return to 24 hour restaurants. Breakfast or a burger at 2am with the rest of the freaks is an unparalleled dining experience.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

I refuse to pay for YouTube Premium, but when you're in the shower and forced to listen to a 4 minute ad about stuck poop, it really makes you think.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

My summer plans include wandering, debauchery, and dwelling on women I fumbled years ago.

[Barry Fralick @bhfralick]

My ex used to complain that I didn't convey my feelings enough, but really, I just didn't have quick access to them like she did. She was running on fiber internet, and I was on dial-up. Part of the reason she's an ex. You'd think women would know this about men.