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    <title>startrek &amp;mdash; Ernest Ortiz Writes Now</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Writing on Blue, White, or Yellow Walls?</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I recently watched the seventh season, second episode of Star Trek: DS9, Shadows and Symbols. The character Benny Russell (played by Avery Brooks) is in a psychiatric room writing his story on the walls. He does this because the doctors refuse to give him paper.&#xA;&#xA;A psychiatrist, Dr. Wykoff (played by Casey Biggs) offers Benny a paint roller to erase his writings so he can be “cured” of his delusions. I won’t spoil any more so go watch. After watching that episode it gave me an idea.&#xA;&#xA;Inside my home I have blue, white, and yellow walls. What color wall would I choose? Or would I write on all of them? Unfortunately, white and yellow walls are too bright even in low lighting. Blue walls are easier on my eyes and still bright enough when there’s not enough light.&#xA;&#xA;However, all of this doesn’t matter. The real question is: how long can my kids and I write on the walls before my wife goes berserk and makes me clean and repaint them?&#xA;&#xA;writing&#xA;blue&#xA;ds9&#xA;startrek&#xA;walls&#xA;white&#xA;yellow&#xA;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://remark.as/p/ernestortizwritesnow.com/writing-on-blue-white-or-yellow-walls&#34;Discuss.../a&#xA;&#xA;!--emailsub--&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently watched the seventh season, second episode of Star Trek: DS9, Shadows and Symbols. The character Benny Russell (played by Avery Brooks) is in a psychiatric room writing his story on the walls. He does this because the doctors refuse to give him paper.</p>

<p>A psychiatrist, Dr. Wykoff (played by Casey Biggs) offers Benny a paint roller to erase his writings so he can be “cured” of his delusions. I won’t spoil any more so go watch. After watching that episode it gave me an idea.</p>

<p>Inside my home I have blue, white, and yellow walls. What color wall would I choose? Or would I write on all of them? Unfortunately, white and yellow walls are too bright even in low lighting. Blue walls are easier on my eyes and still bright enough when there’s not enough light.</p>

<p>However, all of this doesn’t matter. The real question is: how long can my kids and I write on the walls before my wife goes berserk and makes me clean and repaint them?</p>

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