Category Archives: Musings

Hermenteutics Of Meanness

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

The more I look around the world, and see the issues that exist in communication, the more I become aware that the absence of the hermeneutic of charity is one of the most essential aspects of the problems that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Musings | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Don’t Feed The Dialectic

Posted on May 29, 2020 by

On December 4, 2014, a man named Eric Garner was put into a chokehold by an NYPD officer, and his dying gasps saying that he couldn’t breathe were videotaped by a bystander and provoked a great deal of unrest related … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Hidden Power Of Assumptions

Posted on May 27, 2020 by

It has never surprised me that Abraham Lincoln was so deeply interested as an adult in Euclidian geometry.  Admittedly, few people share that fascination as geometry is viewed frequently as being deadly dull.  But there is one essential thing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Is Creativity A Blessing Or A Curse?

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

I often find myself wondering whether creativity is a blessing or a curse.  Frequently I come up with ideas of something that would be worthwhile in some particular situation despite lacking the skills to always implement such an idea myself.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

On The Politics Of Worry

Posted on May 25, 2020 by

One of the most fascinating aspects of the Coronavirus that I have seen is the way that the interests of many religious leaders and political leaders has coalesced into a shared interest in leading people to worry while at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, History, Musings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

To Justify Is Human

Posted on May 23, 2020 by

The capacity for self-justification is one of those universal human tendencies which frequently causes us problems as human beings.  As someone who has a not insignificant portion of this particular quality, I do not comment on the issue in order … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Musings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Gallant Logistician

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

One of the more lamentably common aspects of reading about the Civil War is the massive inferiority that the Confederacy had with regards to logistics.  While it has been fashionable among Lost Cause narratives to blame the Civil War on … Continue reading →

Posted in American Civil War, American History, History, Military History, Musings | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Honor Of Oathbreakers

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

What is the importance of an oath?  There are certain groups of people who are required at certain points of their lives to take oaths.  For example, people who marry take wedding vows in which they promise to love and … Continue reading →

Posted in American Civil War, American History, History, Musings | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Problems At The Base Of It All

Posted on May 20, 2020 by

One of the most obvious aspects of our world is the fundamental problem that we have when two people do not agree on the same authorities.  Ultimately, for two people to be agreed they must have a wide degree of … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Snitch Or Whistleblower?

Posted on May 19, 2020 by

A few days ago I did a podcast on Tekashi 6ix9ine as a hero of the charts for having informed on the way that the Billboard charts worked, giving estimates of chart points and positions, from which acquaintances of mine … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music History, Musings | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment