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On Will Smith and The Slap

I had a different post I wanted to write, but I decided that it was better for a private journal than for public consumption, so instead I wanted to jump in on the public zeitgeist while this incident is still in the public eye (I saw a video that discussed it and a new memeContinue reading “On Will Smith and The Slap”

On Wrestling with God

Genesis 32: 22-32 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him untilContinue reading “On Wrestling with God”

Flowers for Putin

“Putin said that in Ukraine the people will meet Russian soldiers with flowers. (we are) Preparing the Molotov cocktails; these are the flowers for Putin.” – Former Ukranian president Poroshenko. For most of my life the United States has been at war. In fact from the cursory research i’ve done the US has been involvedContinue reading “Flowers for Putin”

On the Free Market

I am a capitalist, I strongly believe in the free market. Countless studies show that a free market is one of the strongest tools for uplifting people out of poverty. I do not own $GME, I DO own $AAL, and when I went to check on my shares I found that I couldn’t buy anyContinue reading “On the Free Market”

On Democracy

I’m going to be short. The mob which has stormed the US Capitol in response to the results of a democratic election are domestic terrorists. They are not interested in democracy, they are interested in maintaining their cult leader, their god in the throne of power they worship. They are godless, violent, dangerous psychopaths. ThisContinue reading “On Democracy”

On Personalities, the Holy Spirit, and Growth.

This video is wrong. I mean, it’s right, it’s very right actually, about a lot, all the details are right, and the whole study of the functions of the different parts of the brain is endlessly fascinating, but ultimately we are not two. We’re a whole lot more than two. The end of the videoContinue reading “On Personalities, the Holy Spirit, and Growth.”

On Maks and the Rise of Skywalker

So it’s been a year and I still don’t like that movie. The Rise of Skywalker is like me in high school: a continual disappointment and waste of potential. I was playing the Star Wars MMO with my brother the other night and was struck by a certain realization. There are multiple scenes in thatContinue reading “On Maks and the Rise of Skywalker”

On Amusement, Leisure, and Creativity.

Someday I have in mind to write a post titled something like, “On things I was told by people I respected which, on retrospect are absolute lunacy.” This post will be an elaboration on one of those topics. I remember specifically one conversation a professor had with his students, including myself, in class one day.Continue reading “On Amusement, Leisure, and Creativity.”

On the Mind-Bending Awfulness of “Cultural Appropriation”

I recently saw a video showing a person’s favorite signs in ASL. In the description of the video this person said that they will not teach people ASL because that’s something only deaf people should do. A recent comment said that same for Spanish, or really any non-english language; that only someone who comes fromContinue reading “On the Mind-Bending Awfulness of “Cultural Appropriation””

On Gift Giving and After-School Specials.

I used to watch a lot of Adam Ruin’s Everything, that show on… what channel was it on? OH TruTV, I legitimately forgot what channel aired that show and had to look it up. Nothing in particular made me stop watching, interest just sort of waned. I think you can only be shocked by theContinue reading “On Gift Giving and After-School Specials.”