Crime and Punishment
Puppies are cute and everything. That puppy smell makes up for a lot of things, but they also chew up so much stuff. My alcoholic brother has introduced me to two of them. Not both at once. Buddy, was the first dog. He’s a kind of border collie mix. A big dog, about sixty pounds, … Continue reading
The Thing About Mushrooms
Yesterday, a friend of mine told me about how she had a flashback. It happened at work. I was concerned for her. These things affect how we perceive the world. It happened, however, when she had to get stuff done. I’m not going to get into how bad it was for her. So, you know … Continue reading
My Idea For Ukraine
I look at the contest in the Ukraine as a continuation of the Cold War. I do that because I was born in 1963. If I were younger, I might not see it that way. During the Cold War, the Soviets went into places to squash revolutions with absolute impunity. The Russians are just treating … Continue reading
What, if Anything, are We Entitled to?
I was taking a look at a piece concerning meritocracy, https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-belief-in-meritocracy-is-not-only-false-it-s-bad-for-you?utm_source=pocket-newtab, just now. The author, Clifton Mark, contends that meritocracy is not only what most people think we live, or should live, under, but that it is bad for us. He makes a good point.He starts off with how it takes a sort of personality … Continue reading
How Important is the Worst Case Scenario?
It doesn’t take much effort to find somebody who thinks that the stock market is going to fall apart. Or that believes that the world is run by one class of ruling elite or another, having designs upon us commoners. Aside from the obvious narcissism involved in expecting the rest of the world to accept … Continue reading
Everybody Needs Somebody to Blame
I started out thinking that I would write this next post about my reaction to the US Supreme Court decision regarding abortion, overturning Roe vs. Wade. I am still holding that theme in my head. Now, however, it is running neck and neck with the confused thoughts of some muck raking conspiracy theorists I watched … Continue reading
What America Really Needs Right Now
Because, you have to understand, these divisions are all about belonging, not ideology. They develop from the source that most of mankind’s problems develop from, the fact we need to be loved. Well, the fact we need to be loved, and that we don’t get love. Love doesn’t come easily. It seems to come in … Continue reading
The Gospel of the Kingdom
To begin with, I believe there was an actual Jesus. He is not the same Jesus that the gospel accounts say He was. Some of the stuff that the gospel accounts say about Him are probably true, but it will take a lot of scholarship to determine which parts, and a willingness to accept the … Continue reading
What’s More Logical?
When I finally told my ex how I felt, one of the things she said to me was that I hadn’t known her at all. She said that on the heels of me complaining to her about how I didn’t think I had autonomy in our relationship. She lived overseas. I met her in Colorado, … Continue reading
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