To be faire, I think we're all idiots!
The world feels heavy as of late, not directly because of the political changes in my homeland, but more the hate of the few that has so heavily outweighed the love of the many. I am struggling with the math on that one, but I’m sure if I ever do figure it out, a thumb…
In those hours before I am ready to let go of the ephemeral place and allow the real into my mind. I am often flooded with amazing words and phrases. Over the years I’ve learned to let myself enjoy them as far as they will go, since the simple act of reaching for a pen…
These last few months have brought up some very dark perspectives for the future for me. Even if you haven’t really being paying attention it is easy to understand why. What is not easy to understand is from where all the hate is coming. When I stumble upon photographs like this one, I remember the…
You cannot overcome the evil of men. It is too resolute, too intrenched, too easily backed by the indifference of others. You can, however, counter-balance it.
I find myself writing this with a much heavier heart than I had thought possible given that it is to be a piece about politics, a topic that very rarely inspires my passions. At least to date, I am not a political beast. I don’t ascribe to party politics and do not have a 100%…
In the okefenokee, it is universally accepted, that from death comes the basis for new life. As the vegetation (as well as animal and mineral for that matter) fall to the basin of the swamp, the gasses that are released from the decay carry with them to the surface an astonishingly fertile soil, which for…
A brief aside before we start: Last night, it was Adam Levine; front and center and completely unlike his public persona. That man is literally everywhere right now. As dreams in general go it wasn’t really all that strange, but it struck me enough to stay with me all day. I think it might have been…
There are several very striking differences in these photographs. In the 1960’s, people dressed for air travel. This shows, at least in apparence, that people who travelled by plane saw it as something deserving their “best” face. One can infer that this also means that these travellers would not accept to travel below a certain…
When Students cheat on exams it’s because our School System values grades more than Students value learning. Neil deGrasse Tyson, on twitter I’ve failed. I’ve done it often and will do it again and again as long as there is breath in this body. I hate it when it happens, but love what I get…
Jon Winokur (@AdviceToWriters) 2013-02-17 19:37 The only way to become a better writer is to become a better person. BRENDA UELAND #amwriting #writing I ran across the above tweet yesterday and was immediately struck by the wrongness of it, though it took me a little while to understand why it was wrong. In concept, it should be a…