Life
The Bastardization of America
Bastards and weak men on the rampage.
Mark Patterson
Life
The Man-ifesto
Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies — God damn
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A Breather And Some New Favorite Things
“People will always be around to tell you you're no good or you're wrong or unwise to keep doing what you want to do. They're wrong. They're always wrong. Keep going.” — Elaine Stritch I am putting together what I have been facetiously
Film
Barbie & The Zeitgeist
"Why didn't Barbie tell me about patriarchy?" — Ken Two weeks ago, I published a piece I had planned to write since 2017 at least, about what I termed Hermione Syndrome. It took me a while to structure the piece. When I got to the point in
Tech
Hermione Syndrome
“That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger,” said Snape coolly. “Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all.” - J. K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” What do you think I mean when I write the words “Hermione Syndrome?
Tech
Freaking Software
Big Tech and Bad Design
Art
Curiosity and Fascination
Étant donnés: 1° la chute d'eau, 2° le gaz d'éclairage . . . (Given: 1. The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas . . . ), 1946-1966, Artist/maker: Marcel Duchamp, American (born France), 1887 - 1968 “Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.” - Linus
Life
Podcast: Song of the Queen Bee
A Celebration of Nature vs. Man's Hubris
Music
On Bob Dylan
So it ain't no use in calling out my name, gal Like you never done before And it ain't no use in calling out my name, gal I can't hear you anymore I'm a-thinking and a-wonderin' walking down the road I
Life
Milestones
Lookout kid, trust your heart You don't have to play the part they wrote for you Just be true There are things that you could do That no one else on earth could ever do But I can't teach you, I can't teach it
Writing
Podcast: Six Months of Things to Realize
Podcast: Six Months of Things to Realize0:00/2001× Aaaaand, we’re back with the latest episode of the Things to Realize Podcast. Subscribe
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Sunk Cost
Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success. - C. S. Lewis I wonder how many writers experience this? I would guess that virtually all of them do. I started a piece, and I got about 1,000 words into it, and