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So, Here’s a Thing I’m Enjoying the Hell out of…
Castle Rock. It’s a TV show set in the semi-shared universe Stephen King created for his books. And it’s awesome. 5 episodes in right now. Great writing, acting, directing, and cinematography. And if you thought Bill Skarsgård was creepy as … Continue reading
Posted in Recommended, TV & Movie Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Castle Rock, Horror, Stephen King, TV
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PCBC: Argumentation – Pt, what is it, 4? Yeah, sure, Pt. 4. Why not?…
And now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for… … (and waiting much too long for. BTW, sorry about that) … Logical Fallacies First off, what the hell is a Logical Fallacy? Glad you asked. A … Continue reading
Posted in Putting the "Civil" Back in Civilization, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, Argument, humanity, learning, Life, logic, politics, public discourse
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Updates on Arguments…
So, it’s been a hot minute since the last installment of the Argumentation series. It turns out understanding something and putting into a form that is readable, comprehensible, and enjoyable for others are very different animals. The feed and stable … Continue reading
Managing Symptoms…
As part of my quest to burn down/ salt the earth of the stigma against mental illness in this country, I occasionally post about my depression. I don’t want this to be the blog where that’s all I post about, … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, anxiety, Buddhism, depression, energy, health, humanity, learning, Life, mental health, personal, symptom management
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Another Short, Sharp Argument…
This series, (I didn’t think it was going to be one), could also be called, “Killing Your Sacred Cows with a Single Stroke”. Today’s target: “The Free Market” I can’t type that phrase without quotation marks because “The Free Market” … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Dumb Ideas, economics, Incentives, Libertarianism, politics, The Free Market
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Writing Updatery…. Pt. who knows?
It’s been 8 days since I posted anything here. Suppose I should remedy that. Where are we on the writing front? Just finished a 5,000 word short story. Completely new characters and setting. A bit of the old fashioned Sword … Continue reading
Posted in The Writing Life, Uncategorized
Tagged book bloggers, book reviewers, self publishing, The Writing Life, writing, writing update
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Karma’s a Bitch…But not Really
If you thought this post would be more about Argumentation, sorry. It won’t be. But, it is going to be about one of my other pet-peeves of American ignorance: Karma. Here I’m going to do something that “they” say one … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Karma, Buddhism, Good Karma, Hinduism, Karma, Knowing is half the battle, Life, rants, religion
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Putting the Civil Back in Civilization: Argument – Pt III
When not to Argue, or, Sometimes it’s just fucking pointless. This is a big thing. Which is why I’m shoe-horning it in before a long discussion about fallacies. In pt I of this series I made mention of when argument … Continue reading
Posted in Putting the "Civil" Back in Civilization, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, Argument, facts, humanity, learning, Life, politics
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What Makes a Man?
Hey folks, time to talk a bit about Masculinity. (I know, I know. Why haven’t I finished the series on Argument yet? Well, too many reasons to go into here, but soon, my friends, soon…) So, I was driving for … Continue reading
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Tagged in the news, Life, manhood, masculinity, NPR, philosophy, school, univeristy fo texas at austin
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