Thu 19 October 2023

Content Warning: this post deals with the loss of a pet

So, last night I stayed up late carefully putting up my cat's effects: food bowl, water bowl, litter tray. I washed his carrier (because he peed in it when he was sick) in the washing machine. I was scheduled …

Category: Prose Tagged: Life Loss Non-religious post Non-technical post Philosophy Prose Content Warning

Thu 20 July 2023

I was thinking about the difference between a kingdom and an empire, and the difference between a king and an emperor.

Let's start with some basic definitions...

(Note: Some words have been boldfaced for added emphasis, and [bracketed phrases] within quoted Bible verses are added helps and not found in …

Category: Ethics Tagged: Bible Christianity Ethics Language Philosophy Non-technical post

Tue 21 February 2023

Content Warning: This is straight-up Bible stuff from a very Christian perspective. If that's not what you're looking for, I'm sure I'll have other posts you'd be interested in soon. Cheers.

Content Warning #2: Ummm, guys... don't blog angry. Maybe skip this one. XD

I've been home sick the past …

Category: Ethics Tagged: 100DaysToOffload Philosophy Ethics Christianity Non-technical post

Tue 14 February 2023

Six years ago, I found myself sitting in a classroom in one of the most beautiful, über-modern buildings on campus. I was in a graduate course surrounded with incredibly intelligent and kind classmates (a rarity in grad school in my experience, sadly), and two very experienced, passionate, and sophisticated professors …

Category: Philosophy Tagged: Beauty Philosophy Non-technical post