The Importance of Permission
Permission is a funny thing. Everyone wants it, but nobody really thinks they need it. In a perfectly free world, people would do whatever they want, go wherever they want, and park wherever… Continue reading
Have you ever taken an environmental science class? Have you listened in on energy policy discussion? Are you alive and pay attention in the modern world? If so, then you should know the… Continue reading
Expectation and disappointment go hand in hand, like best friends walking down the street. One builds up the passers bye with sweet words while the other throws mud in their face. And yet,… Continue reading
Western society is fascinated by rebellion. From rebels without a cause to Rebel Alliances against the Galactic Empire, we think rebels are good for standing against something. More importantly, we think rebels are cool. That is why… Continue reading
There is a certain mystique attached to things that are lost. Lost worlds, lost treasures, and lost civilizations loom in our imaginations. We attach more value to a thing when it is lost… Continue reading
This site has hosted articles about a variety of subjects: History, science, philosophy, video games, literature, and so on. All of these can be found under the umbrella of my collected work. But one… Continue reading
We live in a age when the word “Judgment” has almost become taboo. Nobody wants to be judged, and nobody is allowed to judge anything. But we are kidding ourselves. Judgment happens all… Continue reading
In the Star Wars franchise, the Jedi and the Sith are reflective of the age old conflict between controlling our emotions, and being controlled by them. The Jedi Believe: “There is no emotion,… Continue reading
Movies can teach us a lot about the world. They show us the way things are, and help us determine the way we would like things to be. Some films set out with… Continue reading
Everyone has their own way of seeing the world. For better or worse. Two things that help determine these individual perspectives are outlook and attitude. These are very similar things, but there is… Continue reading
There is an episode of the TV sitcom Seinfeld where the character George Costanza, in an effort to improve his life, sets out to do the opposite of everything he would normally do.… Continue reading