In-Ven-Tory!

Inventory: An itemized list or catalogue of goods, property, etc.; especially, such a list of the stock of a business, taken annually.

"In dealing with resentments, we set them on paper. We listed people, institutions or principles with whom we were angry."

Here's the thing about writing stuff down: it really works. Most of us find it sort of a waste of time to lie when we are writing for our own personal review. Sure, I'm more than happy to lie to other people but it's increasingly hard to justify making the time to lie to myself. It's very time consuming. I'm a busy guy. Today at least I don't willfully write down stuff that I know to be crap. I still bambozzle myself which is why I spend a lot of time on the phone, talking to actual people.

Also, if I do an inventory properly it allows me to compare the pros and the cons. If I just think things then I'm really great at seeing the pros from my side of the fence and the cons from yours. I don't see where I'm at fault when I'm getting singed or burned somehow -- I perceive that I'm being mistreated. This would assume that I don't make mistakes or behave badly, or that I'm never going to be on the receiving end of the whims and follies of life. Sometimes bad stuff happens to all of us. It's not always a case of right or wrong. Sometimes it rains on picnic day.

I'm burned up about work and it's Sunday.