1. Most of what's been on my mind lately has been personal stuff that I don't particularly feel like sharing over the interwebs. Plus I've been generally just tired lately, so it'll probably be a thin one this time. 2. Doing a lot of outlining lately. In fact I'm starting to think I've been writing … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Hodgepodge
Thoughts
Snyder’s Supers
Regarding my sharing of Mauler's tear-down of the Snyder cut, Riders of Skaith asks: As far as the Snyder-DC heroes, I’m a little curious as to what is loathsome about them? Now: I’ll freely say that I could not stomach any part of Man of Steel, and BatvsSupes was terrible in almost every single respect, … Continue reading Snyder’s Supers
Friday Flotsam – Psych Issues and I Get a Review!
1. First and foremost, my appalling ego requires me to advise you all to hop over to A Song of Joy for a review of my first published book: The Wisdom of Walt Disney. It's also the first review of that book that I've received. To say more would be unpardonably self-aggrandizing. 2. In celebration … Continue reading Friday Flotsam – Psych Issues and I Get a Review!
Friday Flotsam: The Feast of St. Joseph
1. A blessed Feast of St. Joseph to you all! May the foster father of Our Lord Jesus intercede on behalf of everyone who reads this and for the Church and our nation as a whole. 2. A thought occurred to me this morning, listening to a sermon on St. Joseph (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OXUfeFFjXg). The priest points … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: The Feast of St. Joseph
Thought of the Day: Offensive to Me
I hear someone say "This movie / book / game / show / joke is offensive because it presents an unflattering stereotype of such-and-such a people." I think "Wow. As a Roman Catholic, socially reactionary monarchist who tends to support 'right wing' politics, I can't image what that would be like."
Friday Flotsam: Consequences
1. We really need to stop using the language of the other side. Among other things, I really hate when people use the term 'divisive' or list 'being divided' as one of the major problems we currently face. See, that implies that the dispute is the problem, not the content of one side or the … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Consequences
Theory vs Reality
How Liberal Societies are Supposed to Work: Where every man can stand up with dignity and be heard How they actually work:
Friday Flotsam: Collective Authority
1. The modern world feels like being walled up in an asylum that's been taken over by the inmates. Except the inmates are not just insane, but smug, sanctimonious, and completely disconnected from reality. 2. Collective ownership cannot work as a system for multiple reasons, but chiefly because someone has to enforce the collective ownership, … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Collective Authority
Friday Flotsam: Don’t Like ‘Like, Comment, and Subscribe’
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’
Thought of the Day: The Elephant in the Room
We supposedly know more today than ever before about human behavior and society. We know more than ever about how the brain actually works, what people actually want and need, and we've been steadily throwing off more and more of the old taboos, prejudices, and superstitions that once ruled our lives. The elephant in the … Continue reading Thought of the Day: The Elephant in the Room
Serpent's Den 