1. More and more it seems to me that where modern psychology is correct, it ends up being a complicated way of saying the same thing that Old Wives and monks have said for time immemorial. This week I watched a couple videos on dopamine, its affect on brain, and the means to counteract it, … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Don’t Like ‘Like, Comment, and Subscribe’
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Friday Flotsam: Slack Tide
1. As I think I've mentioned before now, I don't currently belong to a parish, mostly because my living situation is not one that I want to ascribe any kind of permanency to. However, I have been attending one particular parish as a rule for some time now, mostly because they kept offering the Sacraments … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Slack Tide
Friday Flotsam: The Possibility of a New Constantine and the Chance to Buy Me a Drink
1. First let's talk coffee You may notice the new tip-jar in the right-hand menu or the footer. If you've been making the rounds of our little corner of the internet, you've probably heard of Ko-fi by now. Simply put, it's a service where if you like what you see here and want to show … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: The Possibility of a New Constantine and the Chance to Buy Me a Drink
Friday Flotsam: Sensing Desperation in the News, then onto Godzilla and Dickens
1. I mostly ignore the news these days, except a few sources. News takes up too much 'headspace' without there being anything I can do about it, which is a very bad combination. My headspace is frankly too busy as it is between creative projects, looking for work, and depression, so I try to keep … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Sensing Desperation in the News, then onto Godzilla and Dickens
Friday Flotsam: Pro-Life and Depression
1. Discovered that the March for Life is today. All things considered, I'm rather surprised they're actually having it. You know, I'm thoroughly against abortion (whatever arguments can be brought in its favor, the answer is always "would that logic still apply if the child were born and we were talking about smothering it with … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Pro-Life and Depression
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1. So, we had surprisingly massive influx of views this week to my Quick Word on Disconnecting post. If you're joining us from elsewhere, welcome and I hope you stick around, though don't expect a whole lot of content like that one. I try to minimize my commentary on current events and politics, though I … Continue reading Friday Flotsam
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1. I have been feeling oddly harried these days as I try to hunt for a better day job and try to prevent too much of my headspace from being occupied by insane nonsense that I can't control. 2. I've disliked the designation 'Conservative' for some time now. In the first place because 'conservative' is … Continue reading Friday Flotsam
Friday Flotsam: Black Swan
I'm reading The Black Swan by Nicholas Nassim Taleb at present. I haven't gotten very far, but it's quite interesting. A Black Swan event is one that is an outlier with a heavy impact which was predictable in retrospect, but not in prospect (that is, you can see where it came from with hindsight, but … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Black Swan
Friday Flotsam: Good and Bad or Social Types
One of the key dividing lines in the world, as I see it, is between those who think in terms of good and bad and those who think in terms of this or that kind of person. Of course, there's a lot of overlap there, and the latter would say that they are thinking in … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Good and Bad or Social Types
Friday Flotsam: The Best Animals
I love dogs. I miss having one, and I hope (once I have a life again) to be able to get one of my own. That's one of the many things I'm looking forward to. Most people like dogs, and I think it's fair to say that people in general like dogs (with a few … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: The Best Animals
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