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Unadulterate me
What is the point of being understood? Is there one? One mode for self-evaluation in my writing is comprehensibility – who’s to say that being understood matters all the time. It doesn’t. My favorite authors took me ages to understand. Taking an original thought and refining it takes the edge off of it, and deprives
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Trying to find the meaning of Meaning
5 minutes ago I had a distinct idea of what I was going to write in this post. Now, I only remember what’s in the title. That is to say, bear with me. Big “M” Meaning is a hard thing to nail down. A few weeks after I moved in with my current roommates (shoutout
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Life will be hard, but you will come with me
Most of us are political actors only in rare moments. Every 2 or 4 years when we cast our ballots, then, perhaps, we are political actors. But, in the meantime, there is no reason for our politics to lead us, especially not when our politics preclude our humanity.
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Ground control to Major Tom.
Why start a blog? When it comes to new pursuits, or major life decisions, the ‘Why?’ question is something I am trying to get away from. I find that it is easy to justify almost any decision if you have a broad enough perspective and are willing to tell yourself a few small untruths. Why