Category: rant
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Counter Culture
Danny and I were arguing whether hippies were counter culture as the textbooks say or if they were the main culture in ascent. But it’s late, I’m high, and I needed to start my fast. So we had to end our phonecall. Stay Awesome, Stay Weird, or Stay Away.
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The Problem with Illegal
Chattel Slavery is illegal in the USA. Stephanie and I are arguing whether it persists and is federally sanctioned. I believe most of the actual slavery is a matter of criminal cartels. Federal law enforcement can throw all its resources in that direction and still end up losing to organized crime. Stephanie believes that the…
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“This is the Life”
Ben is sitting next to me listening to Weird Al. “This is the Life” is a fun song. “Women lined up outside my door/They’ve been waiting there since a week before.” “You’re dead for a real long time/ You just can’t prevent it/ So if money can’t buy happiness/ I guess I’ll have to rent…
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Identifying as Christian
I had a long conversation today with a friend who is worried that I find it hard to identify as a Christian. We typed about how the things I actually believe probably indicate that I am not a Christian at all. It only makes sense that I don’t pretend to be something I am probably…
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Mostly Harmless
One of my favorite authors is Douglas Adams. He wrote a book about a book called The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. One of the characters spends years on Earth collecting data about our lives and our cultures for the Guide. After his research is approved the Guide’s entry for Earth is only two words…
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Veterans Day
Today is Veterans Day in the USA. I served in The US Army Reserve. I did basic training at Fort Leonardwood Missouri. I serve in a MASH unit in Portland Oregon in the year between basic and advanced individual training which was also at Leonardwood. I was training in the Reserve Officer Training Corp at…
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Tougher
I am surrounded by people who have suffered significant physical and emotional harm. On the other hand most of the trauma in my life has been self inflicted. I have had to learn a lot of lessons the hard way, but they have only been lessons. I have only been assaulted a few times in…
Latter Day Sinner 