This is the popular for general audience consumption version of the full sociological report. I decided to do this case study because of a sudden realization that came from an e-mail she sent to everyone in Madrialia Bar Nonne but forgot the attachment with the information. This occurred on Friday, May 27, 2022. The e-mail … Continue reading Personal Case Study #2: Peggy Chilson
Category: Politics
A Father’s Anger
Last Father's Day I wrote of depression. This Father's Day I write of anger. It has taken awhile for me to realize the source of last year's depression was gaslighting -- my inner truth couldn't accept the truth I was being asked to believe. Pravda in action. I have been struggling with that gaslighting, freeing … Continue reading A Father’s Anger
(almost) never change song lyrics
I have this very bad philosophical habit of picking up a lot of my catch phrases from song lyrics. Fortunately, I have pretty solid songs with philosophically and theologically stable ideas that I am usually singing or listening to. One of the things that irks me, and my wife Betsy, is the changing of song … Continue reading (almost) never change song lyrics
Don’t mess with Pinky and the Brain
PINKY Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight? THE BRAIN The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world They're Pinky and The Brain Yes, Pinky and The Brain One is a genius The other's insane. They're laboratory mice Their genes have been spliced They're dinky They're Pinky … Continue reading Don’t mess with Pinky and the Brain
Trump remains trump
Okay, 2 years ago today I wrote this post about then-candidate Donald Trump. As you can tell, I was not a supporter, and in fact voted for neither him nor Hillary in the 2016 election. Then almost a year ago I wrote this post about now-President Donald Trump. Today, I do an annual update. I … Continue reading Trump remains trump
In Defense of Freedom
This is a very interesting video, discussing the dangers to freedom, and the true exercise of freedom, in a place far removed from the borders of the United States. And yet, in a way, this land, and in example of freedom, owes much to what it learned from the American experience. We might consider it … Continue reading In Defense of Freedom
Today's post is going to be a video post. I found and posted this first one on my Facebook feed with the comment: This might just be (gasp), one of the best justifications of "The White Man's Burden", ala Kipling ... to offset the complaints of "White Privilege" today.... Not realizing that a little bit … Continue reading
The villany of being the anti-totalitarian leader
What is your opinion of someone who does something "good" or "right", but does it the wrong way, without following the rules, the system, ignoring the will and rights of others in the process? Is it right? Does the end justify the means? My problem of late is that the people who are claiming the … Continue reading The villany of being the anti-totalitarian leader
“The World Series is baseball…”
That is what started a very interesting lunch conversation I had today at Worlds of Fun. Unbenownst to me, the initial speaker had seen a poster behind me about "The World Series of Barbecue", and had used that to spark his initial statement. This led to a conversation about baseball, and how the World Series … Continue reading “The World Series is baseball…”
Enclave or assimilate
I noticed it on Saturday. The men of the local Islamic center were digging holes to put posts in front of the drive for their parking lot. Today I ran by and saw that they are putting bricks down between the poles, leaving just an open space between the two central ones for, I assume, … Continue reading Enclave or assimilate
At The Rainbow 