Many years ago my extended family went to Palo Duro Canyon for the day. We planned to grill hamburgers and hot dogs for a mid-afternoon lunch– and I planned to wander extensively. It’s my favorite thing to do. When it came time to light the charcoal in the grill, we realized no one had any matches or lighters. Yes, it was long enough ago that it was before I carried such things with me at all times.
Tag: writing
Free Will
Statists like to believe in free will because that way they can feel OK with imprisoning and murdering people for the crimes they commit. Even many statists who admit they don’t believe in free will say that to govern they have to pretend it exists– otherwise, no one could really be accountable for his actions; they are predetermined. I see that as a cop-out.
Statism is Malware
The statist brain is a malfunctioning machine. At a minimum, it has been infected with malware (often intentionally downloaded in government schools) which makes it unable to ask certain questions, especially if the answers would expose the malfunction.
Starting the Day on My Own Terms
I don’t have a morning routine. Sometimes I experiment with one, other times I alter my mornings based on other larger goals. In some phases of life, I’ve slept in ’till eight or nine. In others I’ve gotten up at five or six. Sometimes I do both from day to day. I’ve done email first…
Liberty is Not An “Ideology”
Liberty isn’t an ideology. It is the acceptance of the reality of self-ownership. From this acceptance flows certain principles. It doesn’t matter to the existence of liberty whether people accept it or not– it just is, to be respected or violated.
Divided (Artificially) by Government
This town in which I reside straddles the state line between Texas and New Mexico. So, it is “officially” considered two towns. But why?
One Institution at a Time
I’m not sure when I stopped reading newspapers, but they fell out of my favor when I was a freshman in college. My professor for Advanced Composition used the local papers in every class to present to us examples of horrendously poor writing.
Going Along to Get Along vs. Lines in The Sand
Anyone not performing the rituals must be confronted. Even threatened. Which makes me dislike their rituals even more. I want to get along with most people. I’ll even go along with some things that don’t seem too important in the long run. It’s a balance. I have no illusions I get it right, but I try. But don’t try to shove me across one of my lines in the sand.
Killing the American Meritocracy
It is my belief that those who prefer a centrally planned society to one based on freedom, liberty, and personal achievement are intentionally rewriting history so as to make people believe that so-called “privilege” rather than merit has been the primary factor in achieving success throughout American history.
Wilson’s Temper
Wilson had a bit of a temper, which I experienced a few times as his target. Fortunately, most of the time he was upset at someone or something else– not me.