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Resolved: No Resolutions
This is my annual rejection of mainstream rituals regarding the Western observation of New Years’ Day. Over the centuries of human awareness, every culture and civilization has had their own reckoning of when the cycle ends and starts over. There … Continue reading
Humor: Starting My Own Cult
You can’t take me seriously on this one. When I am out riding through the countryside, sometimes I get bored and steer my bicycle into the cityscape. There are lots of little side roads, back streets and alleys to explore. … Continue reading
The Gift of Truth for Christmas
Most of my regular readers probably understand this already, but what I offer is a written formulation which may help fill your Santa’s bag of truth so you can share with others. First, I have to reveal something of myself … Continue reading
The Final Defense of Sanity
According to the basic guidelines of civility, the proper response to impertinent questions and suggestions is to laugh. For quite some time, innocence has been no defense in the US. On the one hand, there are enough intentionally confusing and … Continue reading
Delusion Defense
When the world is mad, what happens to the sane? First and foremost, your best defense internally is not taking yourself too seriously. Never forget: It’s always possible you are mistaken, even deluded, about any number of things. Fundamental to … Continue reading
Just a Few
People do change. But very few of them change at any given time, and seldom do they change very much. Radical turn-arounds are quite rare. Human behavior remains subject to much manipulation, but human nature itself is burned in. This … Continue reading
Sheep, Sheep Dogs and Shepherds
Human excellence is self-selecting. Sheep don’t think of themselves as sheep. They consider themselves people, all different, all special. Sheep dogs think in terms of what they do, which is face down the threats. They aren’t likely to intervene much … Continue reading
Beside Himself
Until you know yourself, you can’t hope to step outside yourself. Is this madness? So very many claim to be objective, or claim to strive for objectivity. Is it even possible? I assert it is possible only in a limited … Continue reading
Reprise: Linux Elitism
I stand by my almost-three-year old post about the elitist attitude of Linux fans. To restate in fewer words, the attitude of Linux users reflects to a large degree that of the developers. The Open Source culture is developer-centric. The … Continue reading
Can't Always Be a Cool Alpha
Don’t be too simplistic. In several posts I’ve advised folks to use Game as a means to operating in social situations, simply because that’s a reflection of basic human nature. It applies most of all when you find yourself in … Continue reading