Captian's Log On the Verdict of the Chauvin Trial | Can We Have Faith in Our Institutions? 20 Apr 2021 The Chauvin Trial, and the verdict today, trouble me. On the face of it, whether or not the jury was honest in its decision seems moot. It seems that if…
Captian's Log I’m Afraid of Fear 4 Dec 2020 Okay, I feel a political rant coming on. A friend of mine told me this story: He privately asked a professor for his opinion on a certain hot-button issue at…
Captian's Log Election Night 2020 3 Nov 2020 Well, it's election night, and I think it's the first one since I started this blog. I've made no secret of my political views: I'm hoping for a Trump win.…
Captian's Log 2020: Halloween 31 Oct 2020 Happy Halloween everyone. Night has fallen, the moon is full, and candy is plentiful. Halloween is a beautiful holiday, and I wish to note one particular aspect of it: Breaking…
Captian's Log To Be Frank 26 Oct 2020 It seems incumbent upon me to speak of my insights up to this point, but to be frank, I do not think anything of worth has come from this class.…
Captian's Log Propagandists, Ideologues, and Satan, Oh My! 13 Oct 202013 Oct 2020 So, I was a little stymied today as I attempted to take a survey for my school. The question regarded Covid, and all the answers provided were basically the same:…
Captian's Log Christianity and Politics 19 Sep 2020 The way some speak, politics is placed in opposition to Christianity. This on its own is strange, but when the same person is also advocating for a certain political view,…
Captian's Log Thoughts on “Social Capital” 16 Sep 202016 Sep 2020 Though the term "Social Capital" was new to me, the concept that certain people in the United States don't inherit the same starting position as others is fairly common, that…
Captian's Log Thoughts on “Racial Justice” 15 Sep 2020 I hate useless and euphemistic language. It is a personal quirk, but I prefer words to carry meaning, and for language to be a means of communication. The term "Racial…
Captian's Log Satire: What Matters Will Survive 7 Jul 20207 Jul 2020 Please Read: What Matters Will Survive Old Harry couldn’t cope and so he bought a rope. He tied it round his neck and jumped off of his deck. The sirens…
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