A Thought: On the Struggle for Balance

Balance can never be achieved through struggle, only acceptance. Read more!

We Can Stop It

   The Scottish government has recently begun a large campaign to address the issue of rape education in their country, following the passage of much clearer, stricter laws regarding its commission.  The campaign seems targeted towards not just aggravated rape, but coercive and date rape, as well. 

I appreciate that it includes same-sex relationships in the campaign, as it has always been a very real issue that's been shied away from in the past.

Check it out here: We Can Stop It. Read more!

A Thought: On the Misuse of Physical Escalation

It's disturbing that physical escalation has gone, in less than a decade, from a term used when documenting a violent crime to one used when talking about how to flirt, in a positive sense.

If you think physical escalation is something you should use to pick up women, look up the term coercive rape.  Yep, that's you, you douche. Read more!

A Thought: On a Closed Door

There is something inherently unsettling in finding a closed door in your home, one which is normally left open, where you aren't expecting one to be so, especially when alone in the house.  Read more!

A Thought: On Playing Chess with a Bhuddist

A wise and accomplished Buddhist will always lose at chess, but will never mind. Read more!

A Thought: On Grammar and Idiocy

For some reason, it always bothers me more when I read ignorant, bigoted or closed-minded statements that are well-written and grammatically correct.  Read more!

The Lingering of Ghosts...

The drawback to being the sort of person who realizes the finite nature of life and seeks to squeeze from every moment the most possible is that those ghosts linger for us just that little bit longer. Read more!

Very Important! All Cell Phone Users!

Guys, I heard that whenever your cell phone is on, it's basically like carrying a camera and microphone everywhere you go!  Plus, there's a GPS in there.  People can, like, find, listen to and watch you everywhere and you CAN'T TURN IT OFF!  They say it's just so you can get phone calls and texts and post pictures of food and random stuff.  But that's what they WOULD say.  I say down with cell phones!  Screw you, Big Brother!

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Xbox Users...

What, exactly, do you think you do that makes you important enough for MS to want to watch you 24 hours a day?  Really.  Think about it. 

And that thing you're talking about, with the camera and mic being on all the time?  Yeah, your phone already does that.  Why not do the world a favor and chuck that, while you're at it. Read more!

The Polite Dishonesty of Everyday Conversation

"There was nothing horrible, nothing grand or shocking, just the tiny untruths slipped thoughtlessly into the world each time someone asks how one's day is going or how one feels, the polite dishonesty of everyday conversation." Read more!

A Thought: On Fear, Reason and Faith

Those who find faith through fear are like children.  They do as they are told not because they see the reason for goodness but because they wish to avoid punishment or gain praise.

True faith, be it in religion, philosophy, humanity, science or anything else, must be reached through reason and questioned consistently, that it may grow. When they do good works, it is because they understand that it is what must be done. Read more!

A Thought: On Finger Pointing

If you're pointing fingers, you can't use your hands to work on solutions. Read more!