The mind is a terrible thing to close.

Editorials 10 August 2009 | 3 Comments

I remember when the only thing I had to worry about was whether the other kids liked me or not and whether I had acne that day or not. Yes. They were odd years. Being a teenager is tough. But ignorance is also bliss. There are so many things I didn’t know then and sometimes wish I could unlearn. Of course, today is different for teenagers. With so many “anti-something” groups, there’s always some controversy about something.

Even today’s teenagers have to [...]

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The Level of Bias

Editorials 7 August 2009 | 1 Comment

I like to reflect on philosophies. Don’t ask me why. Must be one of those silly “growing older” things. Well, it happened again today. But I’m going to use this post to tell you all about it and at the same time answer a meme.

So, here’s seven things you need to know about me before I start:

  1. I’m Caucasian.
  2. I was raised Baptist.
  3. I’m male.
  4. I was born in the United States.
  5. I live in the United States.
  6. I’m a Southerner.
  7. I’m [...]

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The 7 Taboo Topics

Editorials 28 July 2009 | 20 Comments

Here’s a few major taboo topics and how I feel about them. I think we should all be willing to talk about things like this in a civil manner. Feel free to disagree and state your own opinion. I’d love to hear it and I promise I won’t bite your head off for giving it.

1: God.
After many years of learning about the different religions and versions of them, I have come to a conclusion (this coming from a man who was music director at a Baptist church for 7 years from the age of 14): [...]

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White is Not the Cow

Poetry 17 July 2009 | 0 Comments

The strength of the red, the caring of the blue.
Are they the sole? No, there’s also the white
of the clouds and of the pure eagle’s flight.
But white is a rainbow of dew (or due?) [...]

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