Anxiety… The Ambages – How a Fictional Family Became the Cornerstone of My Mind 21 Oct 2022 Ambage: noun - an archaic term for intentional ambiguity or indirect ways or proceedings (usually presented as the plural "ambages"; Middle English via French and Latin) Intentional ambiguity is not…
Mental Health… An Open Love Letter 2 Feb 2022 I believe we do not control who we love, only how we love. Love is not a feeling but a collection of feelings that compels us to act. In good…
Personal… The Fog of War 23 Sep 2020 We face a lot of problems today. Some are holdovers from prior generations, others are unique to the modern world. A major part of me still believes that people, in…
Personal… Another Appeal Against Late-Stage Capitalism 20 Aug 2020 In the past I have tried to dance around the language of economics a bit. Any critique of capitalism seems to confirm that the critic is a Marxist/socialist/communist. The philosopher…
Personal… Society Treats Individuals Differently – It Cannot Treat Them Discriminately 30 May 2020 Humans were once hunters and gatherers. If the food became scarce in one region, the humans would have to move to another to feed themselves. This process changed during the…
Personal Exceptional America 29 May 2020 My whole life, I believed that America was number one. That was the saying; not "America is number two." England is number, and China should be, like, eight. - Michael…
Personal… Love in the Time of Ideology 12 Apr 2020 I never gave much thought to the character of Captain America until Chris Evans brought him to life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As the character unfolded across several films…
Critical Thought… Questions About Religion 24 Jan 2020 Some close friends and family of mine are people of faith. As an agnostic*, I admire that quality about them. The asterisk on agnostic is because, according to some, I…
#HeForShe… On Little Women: Jo the Ladybird 13 Jan 202023 Aug 2021 This post might have gone any one of several different ways. Originally I felt compelled to write something about "Little Women" in general. After mentioning the story and characters several…
Personal Being One Man’s Personal Account on Sex 15 Dec 201921 Sep 2020 Sex, being such an obvious component of man-woman relationships, is a topic that occurs broadly when I examine gender inequality: the power dynamics, the social expectations, and so forth. Rarely…
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