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I Didn’t Vote and I’m Okay With That

Yesterday was the much heralded ‘Election Day’ in the U.S. and there was a swell on Facebook with the voting badge that could be shared to show off the fact that they voted. I did not. My reasoning, to be blunt, I just didn’t care enough for the congressional elections. Being a registered voter in […]

I Can Philosophy And So Can You!

Okay, so yeah the title to this is a bit off I know, but just keep reading and I promise that I will be able to explain what I mean. This post is mostly a pondering that has been gestating in my mind for the past week and a half from my grad. classes. It […]

Enemies Inside The Walls

Over the past month I have seen and heard a growing resentment for Islam and Muslims. Since 9/11 there has obviously been a greater examination, and prejudice of this world religion. It has been continually and more frequently been brought into critique by Western culture. With the latest events in the Middle East, including the […]

A Case For Angst

The question of angst is one that has bothered me for years. When I was an anarchist, I was often written off, at least mildly, as an angsty teenager. Given the attitude or topic of angst might not warrant such time or even such deep thought, but the point is that in my considerations of […]

In Defense of a Philosophical Education…Kinda Sorta

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me what I intended to do with my degree in Philosophy I could have possibly paid for at least three graduate level classes by now. That’s the burden of studying a subject that our culture has set aside as basically useless. Before, I go any […]

Summer Break? Nah Bro You Don’t Get That…

I realize its been almost two months, since I’ve posted… I apologize for that. Life got kinda crazy considering I’m juggling two jobs and a summer class in July. In August, I needed to take a break from some things and just recharge. That’s something that I’m taking away from this summer, which is the […]

Summer Music Finds

I’m going to change up my post this today and post a few songs/bands that I have found this summer and want to share with you all. Don’t worry I’ll still write a regular post in the next couple days, but I wanted to take a break from it today and give you all something […]

Grappling With Faith: The Reality

I don’t often talk about my faith on my blog, because I’d rather not honestly. I’d rather allow my faith to inform my writing rather than form it. Some may have a problem with that formulation, but it’s the best way that I can describe it for myself. Another reason why I’m writing this is, […]

The Ragin’ Sea of Opinions

Opinions come about a dime a dozen and everyone has to express it. I mean, I’m obviously expressing my own opinion here as is any other blogger. The thing about opinions is that they are in and of themselves not a bad thing to have. If nothing else they are a neutral. The sore point […]

The Fault In Our Stars, Cancer and #feels…

I just finished “The Fault in Our Stars”, by John Green, a couple days ago. I previously had only read “Looking For Alaska” by him, and given the popularity of the novel I had more than a few inklings of what the book had in store. I was entirely taken aback by the vibrant personalities […]