Social, pop culture, and arts musings from a literary humanist.
I was reminded by Facebook that today is the seven-year anniversary of my fb friendship with my dear friend, Andy. That in and of itself would make today one of significance, but it actually means a bit more than you’d presume on face value. It was about this time seven years ago that I truly […]
Read More Seven yearsAnyone else find it odd how much our current election season has boiled down to the lesser of two evils? I mean, that really does kind of describe every election season, but this year more so than most, it seems. Particularly when looking at the examples of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, it’s become a […]
Read More The lesser of two evils – Republican primariesOne of the simple pleasures, the whiskey in the coffee, of a life after religion is that you find yourself with free time on Sunday mornings. This perk shouldn’t be underestimated; it’s a portion of time that once was under the sole ownership of your congregation as dictated by God himself, where you were ordered to […]
Read More What to do on a Sunday morningLife often gets in the way of living. Or at least that’s how I’ve felt the last week or so. Fact of the matter is that Life with a capital L is what living is all about, but it’s hard to square that at certain times. Troubles emerge and we have to deal with them, […]
Read More DistractionsThe art of writing haiku is attached directly to the experience of nature. Sure, when you learned about the poetic form in middle school, you probably only remember that it’s a poem with three lines and 17 syllables (if you recall that much). That’s the structure, but it says nothing of why you might want […]
Read More Bitter cold, structured poetry, and scotch whiskyThe Phoenix City Council’s recent vote to switch from a religious invocation to a moment of silence at the beginning of their meetings is ridiculous. Now this is coming from someone who thinks that religious invocations at the beginning of city council meetings are ridiculous in and of themselves, so hear me out for a […]
Read More Get thee behind me, Satan! We’re going to openly discriminate against youThe response from the Phoenix City Council to a request from The Satanic Temple to have one of their members give an invocation at the beginning of an upcoming city council meeting is both somewhat expected as well as curious, to say the least. But before we get into any of that, I feel like […]
Read More The Devil Went Down to Phoenix