Day-job work still has me slammed. Today I play catch-up after far too much overtime this week. Most of my energy needs to be focused on remaining human and finishing as much work as possible. I’ll see you next week, droogs.
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Martial Histories
The key to understanding any concept is angles. Call them vantage points if you will, but a thing must be viewed from many angles before it can be understood. In one sense, violence is a ubiquitous method of acquisition. Food, territory, and social status are all acquired through violence in nature. Humans are no different. …
Work’s afoot
I’ve been a busy, busy bee this week so far with both work and extracurricular stuff. Tonight I made paleo pizza; it was pretty good for a first attempt, but I need to familiarize myself with the baking chemistry of almond and coconut flours. I’ve also been working out and refining my workouts for my …
Futuretool
In each generation, a revolution. It is their creation and their magic to have. For our grandparents, suburbia. For our parents, computing. For our brothers, the Internet. They built these things, but we grew with them. Children of populous isolation. Breathing AC fumes as we absorb projected entertainment, we wallow in the technofutures of our …
Crappy diet food
So I tried some “paleo friendly” food from a grab-and-go style restaurant this weekend. The eatery shall remain nameless for reasons that shall soon become obvious. Mostly, it was terrible. It was “real” food with identifiable sources that aren’t fueled entirely by government subsidy, which is admirable, but the high points ended at the sourcing. …
Paleo experiment–week 3
The paleo diet thing is going well. I think the best part of this is that it has rekindled my love of cooking. I’ve constantly been creating new things and experimenting with changes in old things. Naturally, I still cheat sometimes, but I’m okay with that. The intervention data on paleo is scarce (I know, …
Independence dichotomy
There seems to be a great cognitive dissonance between independent libertarian types and hyperconnected techno types. I may simply see this connection because of my own interests, but it does seem that although the interests and desires of both groups mesh closely with each other, they move in completely different circles and often actively reject …
SOPA/PIPA
In support of the SOPA/PIPA blackout (go to any favorite site and you will find information about it), this blog shall remain quiet today. SOPA and PIPA seek to censor the internet, plain and simple. And they give the censorship power to corporations. Like DMCA, SOPA/PIPA place the burden of proof on the accused rather …
The best defense…
I’ve been reading about self defense a lot lately. It’s always on my radar, but it’s rarely considered on a philosophical level. One of the greatest teachers I’ve ever had once told me, “Anything worth thinking about is worth thinking about deeply.” That’s been one of my mantras for a long time, and it also …