"If you are not willing to be a fool, you can't become a master." ~ Jordan Peterson
I’ve been thinking about mercy and grace recently. It reminds me of a passage from Orson Scott Card’s Speaker for the Dead. “A Great Rabbi stands, teaching in the marketplace. It happens that a husband finds proof that morning of his wife’s adultery, and a mob carries her to the marketplace to stone her to […]
Read More Thought of the Day – 4/6/22“In order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive.” Jordan Peterson Within the world of social media, we are finding ourselves more and more in a world where we “offend” others. Those who seek power use this notion of offense to silence others. I remember the phrase “silence is violence” cropping […]
Read More Thought of the Day – 4/5/22I absolutely hate absolutes. I’m trying to stay positive about things, but the more I see things devolving into two tribal factions, the more I see absolutes filtering into our dialogue and the less room I find for valuable discussion and time taken for people of differing opinions to have substantive and profound conversations. My […]
Read More Thought of the Day – 4/1/22Let me show you three things that didn’t happen… At Best, the President of the United States must think we’re all idiots. At worst, he doesn’t remember that these three things have happened. Likely it is somewhere in between, which doesn’t sit well with me. But the White House has had to correct the leader […]
Read More Thought of the Day – 3/29/22Self-control and self-sufficiency are two of the worst things for those wishing to control the system and make everyone else dependent. I was listening to the Tim Pool IRL podcast as I do daily, and I understand better (albeit not perfectly) why the push for a great reset happens. People with means, control, and influence […]
Read More Thought of the Day – 3/28/22A special weekend edition of Thought of the Day. I had to play catch up at work, so I figured I’d put out a short post. I’m starting to stock some extra food. I feel like I’m turning into a prepper, and it’s a mixture of cringe, confusion, and relief. I can’t help but thinking […]
Read More Thought of the Day – 3/26/22Some days are a grind. The best laid plans foiled by circumstance. I had taken out the trash last night, cleaned the litter boxes, and gotten myself “ahead of the game.” I thought that I would be able to sleep in ’til 4:30 AM and then ease into a Friday at work. Que a restless […]
Read More Thought of the Day – 3/25/2022Featured image from the National Park Service. Follow the link for the speech and to learn more. When Ketanji Brown Jackson couldn’t provide the definition of a “woman,” it got me thinking. I remember hearing the speech given by Sojourner Truth in high school, now approaching twenty years ago (I feel old). Take a listen […]
Read More Ain’t I a woman?The world is a crazy, brutal, unfair place. We’ve for the most part, been protected from it. The more we struggle against this reality, the more discontent we will be. I think that this country is at a tipping point. So much of our culture has been changed by people seeking wealth and power and […]
Read More Thought of the Day – 3/24/2022Featured image by Kevin Dooley. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. In case you haven’t heard yet, the Daily Wire just launched a razor company. I am linking their ad below, and if you want to pre-order their products, the link is here. I am usually indifferent toward corporations. Most likely they […]
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