Sean Welsh

I write and live in nyc.

[Sean Welsh @seanwelshnyc]

@seanonolennon Sittin’ at the Applebee s, cold wings, thinkin’ about her leavin’…cue the tune.

[Natural Philosophy @Naturalphilosy]

"Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future."

— Oscar Wilde

[Natural Philosophy @Naturalphilosy]

“I despise the kind of book which tells you how to live, how to make yourself happy. Philosophers have no good news for you at this level. I believe the first duty of philosophy is making you understand what deep shit you are in!”

— Slavoj Žižek

[Joe O’Neill 🐀 @actingjoe]

Poignant Video. This was recorded 1 hour before Glen (Rip) was killed. He was in the Wrens Nest, Strawberry Beds at a session.

[Charles Bukowski Legacy @Bukowskiquot]

“We're all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn't. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing.”

— Charles Bukowski

[ol’ stocky ⛳️ @oldstocky]

Ian Fleming’s typical day at his estate in Jamaica where he wrote all his James Bond stories, need to emulate this

[Perfectly Orchestrated🎼 @ProdByPerfectly]

ESPN should do a 30 for 30 on the downfall of its brand and the network.

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

“Future love does not exist. Love is a present activity only.”

Tolstoy on the paradoxical demands of love https://t.co/eNSOPGe57E

[Sean Welsh @seanwelshnyc]

@Naturalphilosy Meet the new boss, same as the ole boss.

[Hesse Philosophy @HermannHessed]

“Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself.”

— Miles Davis

[Sean Welsh @seanwelshnyc]

@JoJoFromJerz Magic.

[Natural Philosophy @Naturalphilosy]

“The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”

— Albert Camus

[_Chase😈 @Ankara_inc]

Ben Affleck opens up to Howard Stern about sobriety in a way that feels genuinely honest.

He says early recovery is a “10 out of 10” in difficulty because addiction often isn’t really about the substance, it’s a habitual response to pain. He points out this shows up for people through gambling, relationships, or even social media just as easily.

For about 18 months, he tried pure willpower. His own words capture why that doesn’t work: you can win a thousand times, but you only need to lose once.

The real turning point came through pain, specifically realizing the impact his addiction had on his relationship with his kids. That’s when he says he truly hit “done.”

Since then, he says the urge itself has been gone. Not white knuckling it, genuine peace, with the obsession fully lifted.

A rare amount of honesty about what recovery actually looks like

[Mistress Dividend @mistressdivy]

“If you want to hate America, watch the news. If you want to love America, drive through it”

~German World Cup fan

[Michael McKean @MJMcKean]

Al Kooper, 1968

[Natural Philosophy @Naturalphilosy]

“I think of the 8 to 5 as one of the greatest atrocities sprung upon mankind. You give your life away to a function that doesn’t interest you.”

— Charles Bukowski

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“I believe in the great importance of nostalgia for the writer.” —Mario Vargas Llosa https://t.co/kVVz8a5kXi

[Hesse Philosophy @HermannHessed]

"You won't find reasonable men on the tops of tall mountains".

— Hunter S. Thompson

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it.” —Don DeLillo https://t.co/zKQZKclzLl

[MrBuckBuck @MrBuckBuckNBA]

Charles Barkley: "I think we need to all pray for Wemby."

Kenny Smith: "Why?"

Barkley: "Because he can't play too many minutes, they are gonna kill him out there."

Smith: "You're joking."

Barkley: "I'm damn sure joking 'cause you guys -- these people, they are pissing me off. I'm watching the whole games.
They (OKC) ain't playing dirty, and I'm like: 'These are some of the softest fouls I've ever seen in my life'
You got these clowns on TV talking about: "They are gonna hurt poor Wemby."

I was like: 'Hurt him? Are you really kidding, man?'

It drives me crazy watching these shows".