The truth is every generation has to deal with some new technological advance that threatens to hijack dinnertime, stunt interpersonal skills, fry our brains, destroy our eyesight or otherwise subvert our thoughts. For my generation it was the TV. My parents; the Radio. There was even a time when reading a book was considered dangerousContinue reading “Family Share Night”
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College of the Clueless
You see the problem with pablum of this variety isn’t the audacious presumptive pseudo-science spewing from this fear monger’s pie-hole, it’s our willingness to share it without even a moment’s pause. We read a headline, we become enraged, we repost. Share first, ask questions…never? For some reason we seem unusually predisposed to lend credence toContinue reading “College of the Clueless”
Brace Yourself
For the better part of my adult life I have been confronted with some seemingly irreconcilable edicts. I was raised Catholic, served as an alter boy and even briefly considered the priesthood. I’ve read the bible, cover to cover, at least 3 times, participated in youth retreats and have devoted considerable brain power to learningContinue reading “Brace Yourself”
The Nascent Timepiece
I think I’m going to pass on the Apple Watch. Sure my initial reaction was that of abject undulating awe but it has since occurred to me that the list of things I have in common with my father is ever dwindling. At present my wristwatch is the final thread connecting not just my fatherContinue reading “The Nascent Timepiece”
Side Scroll
Now is a perceptional illusion. What we see as now is actually then. The moment our mind registers a singular coordinate in the continuum that moment is gone and another fleeting instance is presented. Like some sadistic perpetually side-scrolling video game from the challenges keep coming at an unrelenting pace and no matter how wellContinue reading “Side Scroll”
The Ants of Entropy
We have only an illusion of control. Cosmically speaking we are no more significant or looked after by the universe than the ants beneath our feet. Therefore we should not be surprised by misfortune but rather glad when it takes the form of a flat tire or a stubbed toe and not an incomprehensibly largeContinue reading “The Ants of Entropy”
The Emptiness Illusion
RIP CRT
With a recent purchase the final CRT in a long line of lovable television sets takes its place beside my record player, Walkman and Commodore 64 in the dustbin of discarded devices. With it, so passes another piece of my youth. In the distorted reflection of it’s dusty screen sits a wide eyed farm townContinue reading “RIP CRT”
Ad Infinitum
When I was a young boy I remember feeling older subjectively than my chronological age would suggest. I felt as though there was more to my existence than a handful of years would support. It’s foggy here in my mind now as adulthood has stripped some of this sensation away, but it seems there wereContinue reading “Ad Infinitum”
Diner Coffee
I choose to treat religious discourse like coffee at a diner: When someone puts their hand over the cup, that means they are done. It could be because they have had enough or their cup is already full. Perhaps they didn’t want coffee in the first place and only took what they did out ofContinue reading “Diner Coffee”
Mannino Acid 