Tag: two cents

• They Watch Everyone

  I’ve been thinking about the intersection between the US surveillance state and local surveillance. It is easy to ask questions about how much someone local is able get away with on probation. It’s harder and much more deeply personal to ask how much surveillance we will permit. When a person skirts the law and we…

  Mark

  June 6, 2026

  rant, two cents

  citizens, criminals, Patriot Act, surveillance, terrorists, two cents, watching

• A Tension

  There is a tension in my soul between democracy and authority. I am suspicious of both. Too much of either is not a good thing. Some things are best left to democratic forces. As an artist I want people to appreciate my work because they find something in it worth appreciating. I don’t think people…

  Mark

  May 25, 2026

  rant, two cents

  Authority, credentialing, democracy, popularity, public vote, two cents, unlicensed art

• Work is Good

  Work is good. Getting paid to work is even better. Being able to pay other people to work is even better than that. It’s not much of a philosophy, but Fuck Off, I do what I want. Stay Awesome, Stay Weird, or Stay Away!

  Mark

  May 20, 2026

  rant, two cents

  awesome, Fuck Off, pay, philosophy, two cents, weird, work

• Theopneustia

  Some say the Book of Mormon was plagiarized. The Church insists that it was translated. Both those explanations fail to compel me. I do not know another book in the world like the Book of Mormon except maybe the Quran. I will get to that in a second. I have an intimate knowledge of what…

  Mark

  March 25, 2026

  two cents, witness

  Book of Mormon, Brother Joseph, God breathed, Mohammed, Quran, reciting, two cents

• 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…

  Mark

  November 20, 2025

  collaboration, rant

  evil, illegal, organized crime, slavery, Stephanie, two cents, USA