I guess I should do some explaining before this goes much further. I assume that most of you probably know that “aurora borealis” is the technical term for “Northern Lights”. The second thing is that I am a huge fan of the 1990s TV series Northern Exposure. I just love the quirkiness of all the actors and how well they meshed together. The show took place in Alaska, and they have particularly fantastic displays of Northern Lights.

Anyway, I just saw an episode where several people were having each other’s dreams. It was as if their brainwaves were being transmitted from one person to another through the Northern Lights display in the ionosphere.

Now and again, I have some pretty eccentric dreams that I wouldn’t share with anyone else. No, there are not porno-dreams, it’s not that. It’s more like absurd circumstances I find myself in.

These kinds of situations are what draws me to many of the old TV shows I am now watching thanks to streaming. To get to the soul of the matter, it is about

Quirkiness and Acceptance

I have always felt like the odd-man-out in life, and often I actually was. When I went deaf in midlife my world turned upside down. But, even before that, I just didn’t fit into the mold of those around me. I am finally beginning to understand, and even accept that fact as just the way it is. Fortunately, I have at the same time, always enjoyed my own company. That has kept me sane, and now I am even finding joy in my solitude.

I am alone among a population of 200 here in my RetCom (retirement community) home, but I love it as I don’t have to put on masks to fit in. I am tired of wearing masks, pretending to be someone else because people won’t accept me for who I am.