Obsolete Philosophy: Paradox in the Baroque Mindset
Throughout the Baroque, there are many paradoxes, so many, that it could be said that paradox is a defining characteristic of it
Monthly Archive: December 2021
Weekend Plans Post: Beginning the Silly Part of the Season
Tempo at work begins to slow, time to start thinking about Christmas shopping.
Unless…
Mastermind of Racist, Homophobic Attack of Jussie Smollett found Guilty of 5 of 6 Counts by Jury
Found Guilty on 5 of 6 counts of Felony Disorderly Conduct
Thursday Throughput: Binary Planet Edition
One of the point I made in my recent Dune video was that the fervid imaginations of sci-fi visionaries like Herbert seem to only scratch the surface of what’s out there. The more information we get, the wilder the planets get
Thoughts of a Hypocritical Conservative
Thoughts on the gap between what I practice and what I preach.
The Creative Destruction of Sears
Most people especially the media have bought into a certain narrative: that Sears and Kmart failed to keep up with the times and now they are paying the consequences.
OT Advent Calendar Day 12, Holiday Hip Hop Edition
Your OT advent calendar will be musical. Today’s tunes are “I Am the Grinch,” by Tyler, the Creator versus “Christmas in Hollis” by Run DMC.
Wednesday Writs: Ethan Crumbley’s Parents and Culpability Case Law
The Crumbley case prompts today’s Writs: To what extent can a person be held responsible for a murder they did not physically commit?
OT Advent Calendar Day 11: Christmas Time Is Here, Charlie Brown
Your Ordinary Times advent calendar will be musical this year: Today’s song is “Christmas Time Is Here” of Peanuts frame.
The Month in Movies For November 2021
I only managed to see three movies in theaters in the month of November, but I made it up with thirteen additional films on streaming or otherwise.
The Old Gods Podcast: Season 1 Wrap-up
Why are people losing confidence in the Old Gods of liberal democracy, capitalism, civil liberties, and nearly everything else?
Deadnames and Santa’s Naughty List
Some people think knowing a person’s deadname gives them some sort of power over the person who changed their name, and in some cases it does.
OT Advent Calendar Day 10: I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Your OT Advent calendar will be musical. Today’s song: “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
From NPR: San Francisco moves to delay its cannabis business tax to give legal dealers a boost
City officials in San Francisco want to delay the imposition of a tax on lawful recreational cannabis businesses to help them compete with illegal marijuana dealers.
OT Advent Calendar Day 9: Put the Lights on the Tree
Your OT Advent Calendar this year will be musical. Today’s tune is “Put the Lights on the Tree,” by Sufjan Stevens
A Few Funny Things About Bob Dole, Since Bob Dole Passed Away
A man permanently disabled and left for dead early in life with every right to not accomplish anything, Bob Dole met his end after a near century run
The Center Cannot Hold
Yeats sums up anything based on postmodernism for me: the center cannot hold. When you deconstruct everything, you have nothing left to stand on.
