Originally posted on Letters to the Catholic Right:
[Manliness is having a moment right now. So is Joan Didion. Let’s see if we can bring the two together.] I. First, a parable for manliness in the 21st Century: My daughter, who is four, came with me to the ranch this week. My wife, who stayed home, sent…
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Forgiving the Flesh–In Which I Recount the Ways My Body Has Betrayed Me
Originally posted on dearlilyjune:
Dear Lily June, As human beings, we live in the flimsy structures of our fleshy bodies. Our hearts, like birds, are protected only by a cage of ribs; our minds, like yolks, sit inside the bony eggs of our skulls. It is a system designed to be fragile and frail. We…
My falling-out with Myers-Briggs
Originally posted on o! wandering folk:
We have an identity crisis. Call it what you will, a post-modern, existential, millennial crisis of self, we are all asking ourselves: Which Game of Thrones character am I? Ok, in all seriousness. The rash of Buzzfeed, Playbuzz, Quizmodo, etc “Personality Quizzes” that promise to tell you who you…
Licensed to “I Don’t Give a Shit”
Originally posted on Punch Drunk Village:
I’m turning OLD this year. But I’m taking it all quite well, really. There are benefits to aging of course. Social benefits, for example. And one in particular I find quite tantalizing. Since I’ve always been a tad socially-reckless — over-sharing, stirring the pot, making listeners squirm — what I’m most looking forward to with turning old is…
Big cats and human complexity
Originally posted on The Trailhead:
This weekend I spent time at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center near Brazil, Indiana. Most of the cats at the Center are tigers, due in part to the popularity of tiger ownership as a status symbol, as well as the obsession with breeding white tigers. Such breeding inevitably produces many non-white…
Marvel vs. DC: Whose Universe is it Anyway?
Originally posted on Same Page Team:
By: Daniel Reynolds There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to universe construction: the seven day method and the Big Bang. The former defines itself as a thoughtful process with a note of fantastical whimsy. The latter works–but damn if it isn’t loud and messy. After…
Edith Channel’s Long Walk
Originally posted on Huff:
1. From the Lawrence, KS Daily Journal-World, 2/4/1915 Lawrence, Kansas is 41 miles west of Kansas City. The weather in Lawrence on February 4, 1915, was “generally fair,” though there was a chance of snow in the “west portion” that night. Edith Channel was walking west, into that snow. 2. McPherson…
XIV – On Days Slipping By
Devious Bloggery Should you ever find yourself In the most fortunate position Of riding in a glass elevator Please take a brief moment To attempt this experiment: Take the elevator up to the top Push the button for the bottom floor Place your head against the glass Focus on the scene below The ground rushingContinue reading “XIV – On Days Slipping By”
I’m Furious About You Being Furious About The Thing You’re Furious About
Originally posted on mrchrisaddison:
Watching social media more or less incessantly as I have been over the last few days – instead of working or feeding my children or acknowledging brief but important everyday moments of physical affection from my partner – I’ve seen, as you surely have, that everyone is furious about a thing.…
But why shouldn’t she take some responsibility too for the rape?
Originally posted on blue milk:
I am going to assume the person who left this comment on my post Don’t get raped is a man: When it comes to any kind of crime, I think it is important to make a distinction between blame and responsibility. In all cases all of the blame belongs to…