What are your favorite emojis? In subversion of expectations, I’m actually going to talk about emoji today. Yes, me, the serious, philosophical, pseudo intellectual, is going to discuss emoji. Why? Well, it’s quite simple. I think they’re a symptom. Well, a symptom of what? I hear you say it, and so I will answer. EmojiContinue reading “Subverted Expectations”
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Every Day I Could Have Written
Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently? I am a fearful man, as those of you who have read some of my words have probably gathered. And I have written, off and on, for years, dating back to my childhood. I wrote stories, essays,Continue reading “Every Day I Could Have Written”
Addictech: Devices Designed for You
What topics do you like to discuss? Amongst the many tirades against the vastly steepening decline of any semblance of healthy culture in America, one particular thing stands out to me as a beacon of my own obnoxious rhetoric. Addictech. It’s a phrase that, as far as I am aware of, I coined about twoContinue reading “Addictech: Devices Designed for You”
The Calm of the Storm
As I sit in this storm, I hear the sound of thunder, the patter of rain on the roof and the ground, and smell the smell of rain. I am at ease, after a hard days work. The calm of the storm eases my mind. Though as I write this, I recall the horrors ofContinue reading “The Calm of the Storm”
Just Try.
Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow. In 2017, the writing was on the wall for the company know as Sears. It was bleak shopping for the few mall goers who would wander into one of their depressing shopping centers, and bleaker for staff members who looked atContinue reading “Just Try.”
Wolves In The Barn
What makes you nervous? “Be anxious about nothing. But in all things, with prayer and supplication, with acts of thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God.” – Philippians 4:6 I am a blessed man. Here I sit, in the comfort of my home, enjoying the benefits of a degree of prosperity, withContinue reading “Wolves In The Barn”
The Kindness of Critique
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. When it comes to any endeavor that one wishes to excel, there comes the great matter of how one achieves such excellence. It is, unfortunately, an infrequent matter that a man would find himself among the greats, a virtuoso, without first being humbled byContinue reading “The Kindness of Critique”
Simple Things
How do you unwind after a demanding day? Today has, unfortunately, been a pretty rough day. It has been preceded by a really rough day, and before that, a rough day as well. On the grand scale, my day was so minuscule, but on the personal level… well, trauma abounds. Life is merciless, and youContinue reading “Simple Things”
Like. Subscribe. Comment.
How do you use social media? I don’t use social media anymore. And that’s a crazy statement in the time that we live, but it’s true. If you stand back and looked at all of the people saying “like, subscribe, comment” you’d probably think the world had been brainwashed. And you aren’t far off. EverythingContinue reading “Like. Subscribe. Comment.”
Proper Manhood
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. What does it mean to be a man? In an era fraught with social media influencers, films and tv series, and real world leaders behaving in increasingly erratic ways, boys across the country and even the world are being led into a false perception ofContinue reading “Proper Manhood”
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