A Signal to The Mind Monkey

On boredom, socializing, and self-delusion

This is the fifth in a series of stories and essays from the Pacific Coast Adventure Cycling Route—a 2000-mile bike ride from Canada to Mexico. If you’d like to support Dressing Like a Kangaroo, consider sharing this post with someone who has a monkey mind.

May, 2024.

I looked up the definition of boredom recently. A friend and I were talking about dictionaries, and I was bored. The Oxford English Dictionary defines boredom:

“The state of being bored.” It's an adequately boring definition.