I am fond of words, especially words with more than one meaning. Wordplay is fun too. Double entendres are great; I am a fan of Austin Powers because of this reason. For the last few months, I have been thinking of the word “intimacy” and writing a blog about the word. Now that I am… Continue reading Intimacy
One of the differences in my house since it has absorbed my wife is there are some additions, comforts, or things that she has become used to throughout her life is a suite of “Simple Human” products. The past few weeks have given me a plethora of time to reflect on my house. To begin… Continue reading Human, simple
Among many things around my house that have been broken, I was asked, “Why don’t you just get a new one. It would only cost $X!” To begin with, I want to be clear, in this case, $X does not mean just any amount. In this case, $X means, to the speaker, a value that… Continue reading Disposable
It has often been spoken that the birth of a child has been the happiest day of peoples' lives. The joy of their day may come from seeing the most beautiful thing they have ever seen, their very own child. For me, it could not have been further from the truth. Allow me to describe… Continue reading Happiest Day
As many of you know, I have a difficult time with organized religion. I find that it is “self-serving” and celebratory of those who have created more power for the false image and control for the shepherds; everyone else, the sheep, are fleeced and as their own wool pulled over their eyes, they don't see… Continue reading Honoring Parade
Question: What do political rally, multi-level marketing, religion, and sales have in common? Answer: They all use the same strategy for control. A few weeks ago a friend of mine announced that he was going to go to a political convention. My response to this concept was that I had no interest in going… Continue reading Rally
As a father, I push my daughter to fail. As a teacher, I encourage my students to fail. As a friend, I love seeing my friends fail. As a member of society, I am happy to see when a culture fails. Failure is frightening. Failure is taxing. Failure is difficult. Failure is important. “There is… Continue reading Persistence
