I’ve considered long and hard which sociopolitical categories into which I fit best and have come to the conclusion that I am conservative in personal choice but liberal in attitude. That is to say, I choose to have a typical American family and career, but I believe others should have the right to choose what [...]
When I’ve had a tough day at work, I like to go home, take out an automatic shotgun, and start blowing away everything that moves. I’m not a mass murderer or a homicidal maniac. On the contrary, nobody dies or even gets hurt on my little killing spree. That’s because all of the violence is [...]
The term is tossed about frequently and often very negatively. The textbook definition of the word is ripe with colorful synonyms, including dunce, eccentric, fool, freak, introvert, and weakling, just to name a few. In my experience, I have rarely heard it used with emphasis on its positive connotations, such as intellectual or pundit. It [...]
Disclaimer: The following is a frank and open discourse about my religious beliefs. Some of what I say may offend those who value religious or spiritual ideals. Logical commentary and debate is welcome, but flaming is strictly prohibited. Quite simply, if you can’t tolerate religious criticism, don’t read this article. Religion is supposedly one of [...]
Who knows what the future will hold? Awash in a sea of possibilities, dreams and realities mingle freely, making tomorrow an invigorating variable. It is true that one can try to predict the outcome, but like the analogy above it’s as difficult as guessing the size of the next wave. No man, however endowed he [...]
To be unique, unprecedented, one-of-a-kind… to be an individual. What does it entail? Can it be accomplished? Why do we… rather, why do I make it such a priority? My first instinct is to classify individuality as a cultural aspect. After all, were the Nazis stark individualists? Don’t many cultures enforce a strict dress code [...]
What, I wonder, does one gain from reflection? No, I don’t mean that familiar face that stares back at you from the mirror every morning. I’m talking about introspection, the practice of examining one’s own volitions, conceptions, emotions, of examining one’s very mind, from an objective viewpoint. What could one possibly gain from such an [...]
…I suppose love is as good a topic to dwell on as any. Honestly, though, an hour doesn’t go by that I fail to consider (my) own lot in this most vital of emotions. Such is one of the less subtle aspects of love, I suppose. From my own experience, love is ever-present. Perhaps this [...]
What will be my reflections today, I wonder? What sort of wisdom can I garnish from a day as seemingly mundane as this? They say life is a collection of moments. If this is so, then some peoples’ collections must certainly be more impressive than mine. Of course, this is a moot point. What to [...]