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Homeless. Penniless. Doomed.
Not many consider living on the street a viable option in today’s society. It’s never, “Go to school, grow up and go homeless.” We’re taught that to be homeless is to be the lowest of the low, to be a failure. It means sm… Read the rest

One day, I dropped a sunflower seed on the table and looked at it as closely as I could manage without losing focus. I could not overcome a feeling of cognitive dissonance. Seeds are miraculous, but I don’t believe in miracles.
There is something that tot… Read the rest

Evolution is intriguing. The process is sure to ‘think outside the box’ while solving problems. Solutions that are unimaginably bizarre are always considered. The phenomenon is not limited to biology but also manhandles human ideas as well, includ… Read the rest

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With the dawn of civilization, a major complication was seeded; there would always exist those who could not play by the rules. Inherent in the system is the law of mutual cooperation, thus, these rule breakers have always needed to be dealt with.
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There are mornings like today’s when I realize I basically sit inside all day and write. Good thing it’s raining. I wouldn’t call the current state of my life “idle,” but that is what most like to call it.
I work each day a… Read the rest

One thing I am always amazed by is bathrooms. Not the one in my apartment or the ones in other people’s homes. I’m talking public bathrooms.
The public bathroom is an evolutionary hotbed for bathrooms as a whole. If you were somehow able to l… Read the rest

It’s easy to want. It just sort of happens. A signal is triggered in one’s brain telling them they really need something. With some effort, one can get the things they want, but then the cycle just starts all over.
Want propels its own nature… Read the rest

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Henri Luste (1480-????), French explorer, craftsman and inventor, is not a real person. If he had been, he’d probably be a household name. His discovery would have been too unbelievable if it were true; everybody needs to sleep. If people didn&… Read the rest

In 1513, French explorer Henri Luste discovered an archipelago off the coast of what is now Western Sahara. Most of the islands were uninhabited but upon one of the furthest, largest islands Luste and his explorers found a small group of natives. The Fr… Read the rest

A well-fitted suit is an essential to every man’s wardrobe. The suit is a versatile garment that can be worn for any number of occasions. The two most important are work related and formal events.
Suits have been around for a long time; the 17th cen… Read the rest

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Don’t take shit from anybody. That’s a good motto. Just be prepared to smash the occasional head.
There are two options when someone challenges your space, beliefs, freedoms; look down meekly and hope they’ll avert their attenti… Read the rest

Writing is something that must be done. It is cathartic. There’s something pleasurable about fitting words together on a page like a puzzle. Seeing the picture they create, the meaning they make, is amazing.
I’m blessed to have found som… Read the rest

The Internet can make creating seem meaningless. Information is consumed instantaneously, making it hard for art to keep up. Even though songs and stories and pictures and comics are able to reach others without any regard to time and distance, they a… Read the rest

Bret Easton Ellis’s novel, American Psycho, is the kind of book one does not want to finish. Parts are so pornographic and so gruesome (usually in the same paragraph), that the book needs to be put down at times so the reader can reassess reality an… Read the rest

Only recently have I realized that I’ve been wearing clothing too small for me. It seems like I’m always growing. People who haven’t seen me in a while will always comment on my height, say that I’ve grown a few inches since las… Read the rest

Youth provides freedom. There’s not much to answer for when one is young. What makes people grow, feel older, is taking on more and more responsibility. Sexual relations, a family, buying stuff, having a place to keep all that stuff: life change… Read the rest

Having a job is integral to leisure. One’s time is immediately split into two categories, working and non. Work gives organization to a life that would otherwise be directionless.
If time is all one had, they would probably do nothing at all. No p… Read the rest

Aside from the occasional bolt of lightning, electricity is something we never see. It’s amazing that such a powerful force is always around us, humming inside the walls of our homes and powering the world we live in. We believe in its strength wi… Read the rest

The very use of the word “anachronistic” is probably an anachronism. The word itself feels outdated, created in a different time, out of place here with us today. Specifically, anachronism is “the error of placing a person or thin… Read the rest

Health is a transient aspect of life. All people have any number of health issues unknown to everybody else around them. The fact that these issues can’t be seen makes all the difference. When one is sick, it seems as if the whole world is feeling gr… Read the rest

My friend John once said that you could tell a lot about a person by the way they washed dishes. Having cooked with a variety of people over the years, I can tell you the obvious truth: most people will sit and watch you do the dishes, and those brave enough to… Read the rest

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