Set yourself free

Featuredthe author as a confident 20 year old. (1969)

The author, Mark Edward Jabbour, age nineteen, crossing East Maroon Creek, fifty years ago today. It was August of 1969 and I was camped on the east fork, across the water from the paved road, via my 1946 Willy's Jeep. I was spear fishing wild trout. It was summer break between my freshman and sophomore … Continue reading Set yourself free →

Lost On Planet Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7S3bxfaAR8 We (humans) are now Lost on planet earth. That, readers, is my summation of where we find ourselves today regarding whether or not we will survive. Furthermore, unlike myself in the video - we don't have a compass. Oh sure, we have our phones, equipped with a GPS app that can tell us where … Continue reading Lost On Planet Earth →

The Lindsay Clancy Case: Thoughts

The Lindsay Clancy case wasn't on my radar, much less my mind - until - my first-read WordPress blogger friend posted about it. And then ... I just had to check it out because it seemed to fall right in my wheelhouse. In fact, mental health is my passion, and has been since My Fall. … Continue reading The Lindsay Clancy Case: Thoughts →

Consciousness As Side Effect

Consciousness as side effect is an idea that's been bouncing around my brain for quite a spell. Specifically, since 1970 and an Anthropology course I took, "Beginnings of Mankind". I recall having wrote in my notebook: "Mankind is a self-conscious animal, therefore - kind of like a kind man." Something like that. Can we talk … Continue reading Consciousness As Side Effect →

SIDE EFFECTS: Mental health care breaks bad

Side Effects (2013) is a film, a psychological thriller [my favorite genre] written by Scott Z. Burns and directed by Steven Soderbergh. It stars Jude Law, Rooney Mara, and Catherine Zeta-Jones; with a heavy dose of cultural and social commentary. Wherein mental health care breaks bad. Let's talk about it. The Plot and Theme. The Plot … Continue reading SIDE EFFECTS: Mental health care breaks bad →

This Road Trip: Buying Time (2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ZZtxl9qSc It's been almost 20 years and my time's running out. YES, and - it's happy hour Friday! ( #319) So hang in there. Pour yourself two fingers of dark whiskey, sit back, and enjoy this 8 minute video. I promise you won't be disappointed with This Road Trip. The Story It was 2008, and … Continue reading This Road Trip: Buying Time (2008) →

COVID-19 UPDATE

With the Anthony Fauci hearing before congress, wherein he pleaded the 5th 111 times - I thought I'd go on the record with this COVID-19 update. Which requires a look back to when it first landed. Then, I wasn't nearly so angry as I am now. Fauci should be in prison. What a sick, miserable little man … Continue reading COVID-19 UPDATE →

Feminism and Christianity

Feminism and Christianity are incompatible. That's according to Rachel Wilson in her book Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women's Liberation (2021). I think that is perhaps The Great Debate. The author makes a compelling case. I agree with much of what she has to say. The book is well researched and sourced. Let's talk about it. … Continue reading Feminism and Christianity →

Have We Made this Mess? The Vortex

Here I am again, now, looking back. This book, The Vortex, * was published in 2009; and I was really struck by it. So much so that I made this video. Subsequently, I've written two books that use its premise as foundational. However, I forgot. Because I'm old? Or just don't want to believe that it … Continue reading Have We Made this Mess? The Vortex →