I spent this past weekend in Seattle with my brother, Jason. He was in town presenting on Heidegger’s concepts of Vorhandenheit vs. Zuhandenheit at the national MLA conference (yes, that MLA). It went well and all, but as you can probably imagine, we needed a drink afterwards. We decided then and there that we’d better start our...
Category Archives: Writings
Writing to Fail – Part I
I dedicate this post to the last 5 months that have included one real blog post. All apologies. —————————- Read part II here. I’ve always been a passionate guy. Throughout my life, those passions may have changed significantly over time, but I’ve never ceased to be passionate. Just a few of my passions have included:...
25 on 25
So, I’m writing a new book. I wish I could say that’s why I haven’t been updating my website the past few weeks (okay…months), but still, it’s exciting. The working title is “25 on 25″. Basically, I just turned 26 last week and to celebrate the end of my 25th year, I decided to write...
Till Death Do Us Part
When a man loves a woman, he asks her for her hand in marriage and then (pending her approval) they spend the rest of their lives in Christian fidelity, each and every day loving each other more and more until they finally die happily in each other’s warm embrace some 50 years down the line....
Merry Christmas 2010 In Pictures
It’s been an eventful year, these past 12 months. A new camera, a new degree, a new job, a new town, a bunch of great, new friends, a new hobby, and a brand new, beautiful, loving girlfriend. It’s been a great year, to say the least. So, I figured whats a better way to recap...
Writers Gotta Write
I’ve done a lotta stuff I’m not very proud of in my life. Getting expelled from school, eating “just one more” chocolate chip cookie (every time), and punching my brother (and throwing sharp/heavy things at him as well…) when we were kids (mostly), are just a few that come to mind. But there are a...
Millennials: How’s It Going to Be?
We’re in a recession, two wars, extremely high national debt, personal debt of Americans is at an all time high, school violence seems to be increasing all the time, and FOX news has us scared sh@%less about our own personal security. By most accounts, America isn’t doing too peachy. However, and I’ve been thinking long...