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Losing Faith in Mankind

I recently finished Charles Murray's most recent work, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010. Much of what I what I read was a preverbal slap in the face, an abrupt andrude awakening to truth. In his study, Murray provides…

mature for my age

I've shared my story. Or really, a few chapters of my story. The quest for sonship/adoption from the Father was a fight. It was a struggle to move past individuals who at various intervals, succeeded in impeding my attempts to…

How much is too much?

This is a guest post of mine from my dad's blog, which was publish last Friday. I really enjoyed writing it and decided to repost it here. I did change some words, as some language was a bit strong and…

It’s my right to be right

I think I maybe a bit obstinate. Possibly, slightly combative. Sometimes far too aggressive for some individual's liking.     We could be discussing the merit of authors such as Margaret Atwood and Salmon Rushdie, why U.S. politics should cease to…

Transition is a Transition

And when the event, the big change in your life, is simply an insight–isn't that a strange thing? That absolutely nothing changes except that you see things differently and you're less fearful and less anxious and generally stronger as a…

Beneath the Exterior

What is normalcy?  This is the question, Jonathan Franzen, undertakes in his novel, The Corrections. The novel provides a stark realization of the facade presented by the "nuclear family" stereotype. The image of time-honored traditions, strong Christian values, parental involvement,…