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 Be a Man 8 Nov 20198 Nov 2019 The question of our age, it seems, is if we will be men. Are we demure eunuchs asking permission to speak? Are we automatons of flesh determined by our history?…
Captian's Log Musings on the Spiritual but Not Religious 10 Sep 2019 Some divorce religion into two analytical categories: On the one hand there are the observable, called inessential, parts, and following that, the mysterious and unseen inner faith at the heart…
Captian's Log Ravings 8 Sep 2019 What shudders envelope my frame! Yet what have I to fear of questions? I’m to die on the marrow. The king’s tax is heavier on me this year, his law…
Captian's Log Rant: The Double Edge of Truth 18 Jul 2019 I’m hurt. I mean, I have spent hours writing, giving up sleep and fellowship, without any exact reason, posting things to my blog because I am not well. I doubt…
Captian's Log The Knowledge of Good and Evil; A Rant 25 Jun 2019 (Below is a rambling, ill-edited rant regarding evil. I seem to have spent myself, however, in search of some conclusion. It stands where it stands, a series of thoughts as…
Captian's Log Of Knights and Men 1 Feb 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0 Okay, the Gillette ad: it is either the worst thing or the best thing in the world, right? Everyone has an opinion. It’s the latest thrust in the conspiracy…
Captian's Log Apologies 3 Jan 2019 Preparing for bed, I was gripped by a sudden panic, realizing I hadn’t put together a post for tonight. Scrambling, I cannot think of anything to write on such short…
Captian's Log Death 8 Dec 20188 Dec 2018 My Rant: You do not get to judge the value of life. There is little which gets under my skin as much as this infectious hatred, this insidious scoffing, this…