I received some valuable feedback to yesterday’s post (Simplicity is comfort) and a few people remarked that they were pleased that I made efforts not to limit my intended audience to those who tend to align with me on most issues. I thought it would be useful to explain what I’m trying to do and …
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Simplicity is comfort
Simplicity is comfort.The comfort one finds in simplicity, while appealing, is a lie.The cost of simplicity is polarization and alienation. But I’m getting ahead of myself. It all started with talk of paper vs. plastic straws. After coming home with take-out, I scoffed at the paper straws provided by the restaurant and expressed how poor …
A minor revelation
Preface: I am currently motivated to write but I don’t know how long I’ll be able to sustain it so please be aware that I won’t review this post before I post it. As may become clear from the content of the post itself, simply being able to write about this, or any subject, is …
Breaking the ice (video)
As you may have noticed by reading my last post, I intend to use this blog to talk about topics that are important to me and, hopefully, provide my readers something meaningful. But this post is something different. Earlier today, I went for a hike in the woods with two of my best friends and, …
On getting better (part 1)
Warning: Let it be known that I have *slight* perfectionist tendencies that make it nearly impossible for me to publish my writings; I tend to hold myself to such a high standard that I always end up in an endless cycle of self-correction and self-criticism. In an effort to produce actual content that people can …
Every blog needs a first post
This is my first post on this blog. It isn’t much. Now you expect very little of me. Good.
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