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Untitled. A Personal Rambling
Fair warning, this is not a happy sounding post. It is, instead, a free-flowing river of current thoughts that will, to some extent, make me feel better simply for writing them. “We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves.” — Francois de la Roche Foucald I have enjoyed a number of adventures over the years. Some have ended... [Read more]
Cellular Data. Where the Consumer Loses
There is one thing I simply cannot understand: how cellular companies can get away with the way data plans are handled. I’m going to focus on AT&T for this post for two reasons. First, I have their service since I have an iPhone, and second, I’m quite familiar with their plans. Unlimited Data I have the unlimited data plan that was introduced with the original iPhone, which I subsequently... [Read more]
Broken
Broken. It seems as though it is a perfect description. Defeated. Demoralized. Discouraged. Crushed. Broken. I am certainly not happy, but I do not believe I am unhappy either. Perhaps discontented, yet content at the same time. It truly is a paradoxical feeling, and I believe it to stem mostly from simply wanting to no longer feel quite as lonely as I do on occasion. It’s almost as though I... [Read more]
To Whom It Concerns…
First and foremost, if you think this applies to you then you’re probably right. If you feel guilty or as though one aspect of this applies to you but not most, then maybe it is time to rethink your actions/inactions and decide whether to change or not (and yes, some of you may be paranoid for no reason when you read this, but I can’t say not to be). Either way, it doesn’t matter... [Read more]
General Rambling About Me
When you stop to think about it, it really is about the little things that make life so interesting and enjoyable. While I enjoy intellectual conversations, movies, games, etc., nothing really beats the simple pleasures of things such as walking barefoot in the rain, enjoying a good cup of coffee on a brisk autumn morning, lying on a sleeping bag in the bag of a truck and gazing at the stars, walking... [Read more]
Relationships
Throughout our lives we have numerous opportunities to build relationships with others. From the casual acquaintance to the close friend; from the passionate lover to the deeply affectionate significant other. Often we take such relationships for granted, and just as often we fail to notice those to whom we think or feel ourselves close to in their times of need. A significant amount of research has... [Read more]
The Stigma of Inter-Gender Friendships
There are seemingly few people who recognize the value of forming relationships without gender bias within the framework of Society. How often are the thoughts or questions of whether or not men and women should be, or could be, friends with those of the opposite sex without the implication of intimacy (and, in turn, infidelity) asked? Further, how often is it “ok in theory but not ok in practice”... [Read more]
Considering Morality versus Social Regulation
Morality. Such an interesting, subjective concept. By definition, morality is basically the distinction between right and wrong (or good and bad) behavior. While the definition sounds simplistic enough, what is good or bad is primarily defined through social contexts, which means that not all concepts of right and wrong are universal (or, potentially, even shared by the majority of society). Continuing... [Read more]
Who Are We?
Throughout the course of our lifetimes we are told we are individuals, unique snowflakes, special… the list goes on with a range of similar comparisons. Certainly we have a number of minor differentiations among ourselves that do contribute to no two people being completely identical, but to base the aforementioned ideologies on something so miniscule is no different than to say that no two... [Read more]
The Label of Family
family noun ( pl. -lies) [treated as sing. or pl. ] a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage : friends and family can provide support. a person or people related to one and so to be treated with a special loyalty or intimacy : I could not turn him away, for he was family. all the descendants of a common... [Read more]
