1. Still in the 'awkward transition' phase regarding my new job, where I haven't even begun to do the actual job I've been hired for (which itself is a trainee position), and I'm still getting used to the new schedule and what is and is not an option now. I'm at least keeping regular writing … Continue reading Flotsam: Snobbery, Revolutions, and the Fourth of July
Thoughts
Thought of the Day: Another Suggestion
Once again, Mickey Mouse's copyright is due to expire before too much longer (which would mean Uncle Walt's spirit would finally be able to rest). I'm sure Disney will try to get copyright laws extended again, but they can't keep that up for ever. I'd recommend they get ahead of things and select a new … Continue reading Thought of the Day: Another Suggestion
Friday Flotsam: Tribalism and Boomers
1. I started my new job this week, which was pretty much just all orientation. A little irksome, but if they want to pay me to sit in a room and listen to someone talk for eight hours, I'll take it. No idea how my actual job will work out, since I've not done anything … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Tribalism and Boomers
Friday Flotsam: On Professor Tolkien and Related(?) Matters
1. I have been reading the letters of Professor Tolkien lately, mostly straight through, though sometimes jumping about when I want to find his views on something specific. Mostly I read it because I enjoy his company, as it were, and I feel as though I am getting to know him personally as a man. … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: On Professor Tolkien and Related(?) Matters
Thoughts on ‘Street Fighter’
Last week we looked at a video game movie that worked. This time we're tackling one that...doesn't. At least, not in the way the filmmakers probably intended. 1991’s Street Fighter II was one of the most popular and influential fighting games ever made, laying foundations that the genre has built upon to this day. As … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Street Fighter’
Friday Flotsam: Mundane Thoughts of Last Week
1. Been a fairly busy week. Got my latest appreciation video up and running, been working on tomorrow's entry in the 'compare / contrast' series, as well as working on my current book and doing stuff around the house. Also had to do some research / testing for another project, but that seems all in … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mundane Thoughts of Last Week
Thoughts on ‘Mortal Kombat'(1995)
Video Game movies seem to be going through a bit of a renaissance at the moment. Which is rather ironic, given the state of the film industry in general. 2019 gave us Detective Pikachu, a light-hearted, fun, and generally well-received take on one of the biggest gaming franchises out there, being essentially a family adventure-comedy … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Mortal Kombat'(1995)
Friday Flotsam: Rights, Duties, and Cruella de Vil
1. Regarding gun control, my judgment is this: a man has a duty to defend his home, family, and community. He cannot do this unless he is able to bear arms. Since 'ought' implies 'can', he therefore has the right to bear arms. No amount of statistics, no amount of misuse of this right abrogates … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Rights, Duties, and Cruella de Vil
Saturday Surfeit: Collective Natures
1. Obviously missed yesterday. Not anything serious, just sort of got distracted. 2. One of the great mistakes of modern thought, it seems to me, is in the dichotomy of collectivism vs. individualism. See, the trouble is that thinking in either term misses key facts about human nature and the nature of things in general. … Continue reading Saturday Surfeit: Collective Natures
Friday Flotsam: The Importance of the Things of This World
1. I think the thing that people hate and fear most about Christianity, especially Catholicism, is how important it makes the things of this world. Nobody objects to deism - belief in a creator God who is largely indifferent to humanity. Nobody seriously objects to 'spirituality' or a general belief in the afterlife or something … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: The Importance of the Things of This World
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