Yearly Easter Post 2021
Harry spoke as they circled, and stared into each other's eyes, green into red. "You won't be able to kill any of them ever again. Don't you get it? I was ready to die to stop you from hurting these people--"
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Blog
A collection of 29 issues
Dunning Kruger Effect
When I was 11, my mom had shown me what a chord was on the piano (3 fingers on every other key). Within a couple of weeks, I was beginning to play songs by ear with both hands, even composing a few of my own. My parents soon suggested that
Look, if you're going to post a video...
Look, if you're going to post a video that is filled with misinformation, lies, and conspiracy theories about a "cure" for Covid, I'm going to mark it as fake news and ask Facebook to remove it. It's not a violation of your
I Booked An Appointment for a Covid Vaccine
A bit of public journaling.
Today, after 3 days of battling with DC’s gawd-awful website, I booked an appointment for a covid vaccine. I should have felt elated. But instead, I began to feel this annoyance, angst, and anger welling up within me. As I began stomping around the
Planks and Specks
I can be so easily tempted to measure my own knowledge, growth, and journey in relation to other people. "Geez, why doesn't this person get it already?!" The problem with that kind of comparison, however, is that I rarely know the journey someone else has been
A Parable from DPNK
You may have missed it with everything going on in the news, but things are getting pretty bad in the Democratic People's Nation of Korea (DPNK). As you know, they have an authoritarian leader who incites violence against any who would oppose him. Most of the population get
Allow your Grief to become Fuel
In our minds, we have an idea or picture of the way things ought to be.
When I come out to my parents they will show unconditional love for me.
When I meet the right person, I will finally feel whole.
When I speak out on white supremacy, people will
2020 Book Report
Stats
Fiction vs. Non-fiction. My natural tendency is to read more non-fiction than fiction. It didn’t always used to be this way, but college and grad school got me out of the habit or reading fiction. I now read fiction much more slowly than non-fiction (weird, I know). But
December Family-Friends Newsletter
Hello Friends, Family, Loved Ones, and Distant Admirers. We hope that you are finding moments of joy in the midst of this unique holiday season.
How do you even begin to summarize a year like this one? How do you do it with any sense of honesty without becoming morose;
What to do while you wait
After the resurrection, Jesus hung out with his disciples for 40 days, teaching them about the Kingdom of God, eating meals with them, and generally just being awesome.
Then, right before Jesus was taken up to heaven, Jesus tells the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the gift of the