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  • Rational Humans

    Humans have an infinite ability to rationalize. This, by definition, is why humans are so terrifying. Most people think of rational behavior as a positive trait. It’s not, rationality is a tool that humans have to motivate a behavior or action that they have already determined to be the option best suited to their interests.… Read more

  • The Return of Trump

    Tomorrow is January 20th, 2025. It is inauguration day. Donald J Trump’s big return to office. It’s also Martin Luther King Junior Day. I’ll be celebrating the latter and not the former. I’m assuming Trump will do his best to attempt to blur the two events. As if a hack businessman who shills for actual… Read more

  • Not hard at all.

    One day you wake up a middle-aged dork and everything you do is soft. Somewhere along the way whatever edge you thought you had has obviously dulled. This is how I feel on day 18 of my dry January. For measure, I cut out sweets and fried food as well. I feel squishy. Tame. This… Read more

  • The Watcher

    When dealing with all things people, it’s best to watch how people behave and not what they say. Charismatic people are great at swaying opinions or getting people motivated, but it doesn’t reflect on whether they have any follow through or even care about the things they discuss.  There are very inarticulate people who are… Read more

  • The challenge of putting on socks and shoes.

    My “social network” feeds… You know, that phrase doesn’t make sense. My “advertising network” feeds (that’s better) sprinkle little motivational memes throughout the day. At first I thought friends were doing this but as I’ve looked closer, most of the content on my feed is delivered by algorithms sharing suggested people to follow and not… Read more

  • Wild Card Playoffs Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

    The title above is what was written on my digital tickets for the event. The venue was the elegantly named M&T Bank Stadium. I could write a whole post about what I think about corporate naming of public venues. I was blown away to learn recently that Times Square in NYC has been named Longacre… Read more

  • Competence and Confidence

    My partner picked up this thought process where she reassures herself she is both confident and competent. These two words are often phrased together in textbooks, where the multiple authors are trying to reassure the student that the book is quality enough to deliver those two metrics. I don’t know if she had any greater… Read more

  • I’m on a flight about to take off from Jackson, MS.

    The pilot mumbles. Act two, sing-songs rules and jokes. Bing! Clear for takeoff. Read more

  • What is greater? Everything that exists already or what could exist but doesn’t yet?

    This is where I’m calling out God specifically. How bout it pal? Did you use up all your ideas, or is the vault full of unreleased hits just waiting to be unleashed into the vastness of existence? Did you think to even make yourself into a god? It’d be wild if the creator of all… Read more