2022

I think we’ve underestimated Joe’s ability to f*** things up. Like the old apocryphal Obama saying, we thought that Biden was going to be a moderate, a return to normalcy, and a de-escalation from the mean tweeting orange man. Boy we were wrong. I think that many in the US institutions believed that they would […]

Thought of the Day – 3/15/2022

I think that we’re in the middle of a global cultural revolution. We’re seeing the people who sincerely believe that if we’re all one world, one people, then war, conflict, and strife will fall by the wayside. But in order to do this, like the Communist Chinese Party, they believe that they need to get […]

Thought of the Day – 3/11/2022

Featured image from YouTube via Google. No link, I just looked it up… So Facebook decided it’s okay to hate Russians and call for violence against Russia and Russian people in the context of the War in Ukraine. That’s a thing that happened. The propaganda is so apparent now, it’s disgusting. How long until we […]

Thought of the Day – 3/10/22

I wish that I wasn’t right. I wish that we were still living in our golden age. Whoever cursed us to live in interesting times can stop it now. Seriously… We’re going to have to relearn some very difficult lessons. We’re going to have to go back to the basics. We’ll have to boil life […]

One Man’s Trash…

Featured image by Céline Harrand. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. I would like to start by a quote from Elenore Roosevelt. I am going to be small minded for a moment, but this leads to larger events, and then some even larger ideas. Elie Mystal, writer and commentator (and user of […]

Thought of the Day – 3/3/22

I like to describe myself as a “giver.” In relationships, and in life generally, what brings me joy and happiness is seeing my partner happy, or that others are happy. At it’s best, I am rewarded with words of affirmation, and the knowledge that I am making a difference, however small, in the world. My […]

Thought of the Day – 3/1/2022

Often times, I wonder what the whole point of conflict is, and to whom it all benefits in the end. To the soldier on the ground, conflict is survival. You versus the enemy. Your life is in your hands, and your ability to be aware of your surroundings, your tactics, and the trust you have […]

Thought of the day – 2/28/22

Peace has always been an illusion. Conflict is a natural state of being for human. We wage war with our own inner selves, our inner demons. We are at odds in our interpersonal relationships, sometimes fighting losing battles against things larger than ourselves. Peace has always been a temporary state. I, like many of my […]

Thought of the Day – 2/25/22

I have been thinking of purpose a lot recently. Generally, the purpose of the West has revolved more and more around the individual in an ever shrinking whirlpool of self-centered obsession. For much of Western History, there were larger collective interests that helped us forge nations, philosophies, and empires. Whether it was the rise of […]

Necessary Costs and the Value of Human Wellbeing…

Featured image from the San Diego Union Tribune. I don’t know what the article is about because it is hidden behind the pay wall, but feel free to check it out if you are so inclined. The environmentalists won when Biden was elected, and now we are seeing the fallout from those early administration policy […]