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Jeff Buller (he/him/his)
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Retired classicist and academic dean, now active as an author, public speaker, globalist, progressive, and Dark Academia enthusiast.

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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
95% of the complaints people make about Boomers simply relate to things that all older people have done. We made the same complaints about our parents, and they made them about our grandparents. It’s simply ageism now disguised as “generational cohort theory,” which is discredited junk science.
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Correction

I didn’t grow softer;
I grew selective
about where the hardness belongs.

#poetry #philosophy #zen

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November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
How to terrify the introvert in your life …
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Courage

Some days,
the bravest thing I can do
is let myself be ordinary.

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November 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Perspective

I’m learning to thank the past
without inviting it back.

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November 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Maturity

I’m gentler now,
partly from wisdom,
mostly from wear.

#poetry #philosophy #zen

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November 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Regret

Most regrets are minor.

The rest are instructional videos.

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November 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I’ll admit that it’s a First World problem, but it’s real.
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Priorities

The older I get,
the less I want answers,
and the more I just want a quiet room.

#poetry #philosophy #zen

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November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Optimism

I keep hoping
my better self
will answer the door.

#poetry #philosophy #zen

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November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Force of Habit

If I ever find inner peace,
I’ll probably organize it
into folders.

#poetry #philosophy #zen

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November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Wisdom

The leaf doesn’t argue
with gravity.

It just learns how to land.

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November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Euphemism

we call it patience
when we have no other choice

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November 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Aging

the art of trading velocity
for perspective

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November 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Zen

Nothing is missing …

which is why you can’t find it.

#poetry #philosophy #zen

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November 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Education

The master points at the moon.

The student writes a term paper.

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October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When I was a kid, the local playground gave out a weekly Good Citizen award. The award was beautiful, and I REALLY wanted one. The problem was that I was a selfish brat who was interested in doing absolutely nothing that could be regarded as good citizenship. And yet, I kept being disappointed …
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Impermanence

Tea cools.

So do we.

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October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM