The Chick-Fil-A Clusterdumbs
I’m warning you. There is at least a 50% chance that I will regret writing this. There is a 92% chance that I am writing beyond my own depth and understanding today. Still, this is what’s burning in my...
View ArticleI am the problem, and so are you.
As a writer, I suffer from a curious neurosis. I believe quite sincerely that I am smarter than you. This neurosis surfaces mainly in the form of undertones, insinuations, condescensions and...
View ArticleThe Way of the Mustache
So like I said, I’m trying to put a serious effort into using my cash more intelligently. A lot of this shift has been absorbed from the voices of the little blogging subculture known as Financial...
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iPhone 5: the best phone you’ve never needed
I was raised in an Apple family, on a steady diet of 1990s Macintosh computers. I have loved Apple since long before they were cool. I don’t like to bash Apple. That being said, I’m getting a little...
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On Mammon, Babylon, and the Kingdom
Since August or so I’ve had the new ideas of Mustachianism rattling around in my head, and they have slowly changed the way I view the world. The term, in case you’re just joining us, is taken from Mr....
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The Affluenza Defense, and why you’d want it too
In case you’ve avoided the internet for the last week, let me catch you up: Ethan Couch of Fort Worth TX was 16 years old. One night last summer, he and 7 friends went out for a joyride in his Ford...
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The Lost Art of Mercy
[Today's post is from a friend I admire, Jimmy McCarty] The dissonance of “progress” The world is a terrible place. I mean it. I’ve traveled pretty extensively and what I’ve discovered is that there is...
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Something Is Broken Here
The events which have surrounded World Vision in the last few days have put a vile taste in my mouth, which bears some exploration here. For those that don’t know what’s going on, see the summary here....
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Information Toxicosis (Part 1)
If any of you know me, you probably know that I am an anti-hoarder of things. Well perhaps that’s not quite right. To say it more honestly, I am attracted to gadgets and shiny new toys like any of us,...
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Information Toxicosis (part 2)
For context, you’ll want to read part 1 if you haven’t already. So the question is … Why??? Why am I constantly seeking out new information when I have a backlog that would already take me the better...
View ArticleMy Shift to the Dark Side (pt. 1)
One of my new year’s resolutions for 2014 was to listen better. My intent there was that I needed to stop treating the world, and my friends, as if they were all waiting expectantly for the arrival of...
View ArticleTorture, America, and Jesus
I’m interrupting my slow-as-molasses multipart series to bring you a very short thought — a couple of questions for you to consider, if you will. I’m presenting this here in the hope to learn more, and...
View ArticlePeople are violent. Muslims are people.
Preface: An astute observer has pointed out that by strongly condemning Matt Walsh and those who share his views, I am myself practicing the same kind of tribalism that I say should be avoided. I may...
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