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Ten Lies We Tell Our Children
The ten big lies we tell our kids Self expression is the greatest challenge, not self control. It’s easy to express yourself, it’s the first thing everyone does by nature. Even when we’re having a hard time expressing ourselves in a group, it’s because of all the self-expression going on, and you are still expressing…
Power and Justification
I think one of the principal problems any person or government or social structure faces is justification for power. Because power is it’s job. Government (or any social institution) exists to do something, it is a psycho-social mechanism. Power is their business because they require energy and do work and have function. And justification is…
Times the Weird Al Parody Was Better Than the Original
Times Weird Al’s parody was better than the original. Bedrock Anthem Born This Way Dare to Be Stupid Confessions Part 3 Yoda Gump White and Nerdy My Balogna (tie) The White Stuff Spam Word Crimes Like a Surgeon (tie) Cable TV (tie, style parody, Elton John) Canadian Idiot Do I Creep You Out (depends on…
Here you will find essays, letters, poetry, dreams, ravings, and more. I spent about a year writing down my thoughts whenever they came to me and ended up with several hundred entries. These are the most coherent ones. Some are quite short, others are absurdly long.
Why did I suddenly decide to start writing? I had a sort of vision while sitting alone in a movie theater. I suddenly saw myself dying, and my daughters watching me slip away. And I knew that it was something that had to be. I couldn’t avoid it, only delay it anticipate the day.
And I wanted to leave them something. I don’t have much; I will likely never have any great wealth or possessions to hand on. I’m no great physical specimen, and both my name and my genes are likely to be a bit of an encumbrance. I am a bit of a weirdo. So I figured I would hand on some of that. And that’s why I began writing.
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