This is a Values Test: matching. You all remember those, right? I thought it might be fun to run a test because there's so much chatter about what's important. These days. As I wrote in Election 2016: The Great Divide, The Great Debate (pg. 141) values are that which are important. Furthermore, what's important applies to … Continue reading Values Test: matching
Category: Society
The Epstein Case is nothing extraordinary
The Epstein case is nothing extraordinary, just a postmodern version of what has been going on since primates emerged on this great earth. Let's get into it. Powerful menor powerful primates, or pretty much any mammal, like to have fun. And there's nothing more fun than hanging out in a crowd and showing off just … Continue reading The Epstein Case is nothing extraordinary
Letters to My Son & Road Angels: author Kent Nerburn
She sat looking at me, keeping the pad turned to the page with the evidence on it. I didn't have a retort. I looked back at her with a 'So, go on' face. She did. "There is another contemporary author, Kent Nerburn, a theologian, and he points out the fact that no one wants to sit … Continue reading Letters to My Son & Road Angels: author Kent Nerburn
The Mental Health Crisis as seen through Election 2024
The Mental Health crisis is real. First, I define mental health as the ability to solve problems. A healthy mind can solve problems. Second, a crisis is a "time of acute danger or difficulty." Additionally, to solve the crisis involves a decision. Doing nothing (not voting) is a decision. Does that solve the problem of … Continue reading The Mental Health Crisis as seen through Election 2024
Aurora, Colorado’s, apartment complex story: Election 2024
What might determine the election is the Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex story. Caught on a security camera was shocking and frightening video of armed men outside of an apartment home forcing entry. Subsequently, both the Right, and the Left, have used the viral tape to make their case. It you've not heard about it, here's … Continue reading Aurora, Colorado’s, apartment complex story: Election 2024
It’s Way Worse Than You Think
It's way worse than you think was inspired by several recent posts on X and other platforms. Foremost of which was: What the hell is causing the current mental health crisis? Furthermore was: What the hell is causing the loneliness epidemic? Additionally: Has the sexual revolution failed? Last, and maybe the key is: Is this the … Continue reading It’s Way Worse Than You Think
Mark Jabbour’s 3 favorite reads in 2023
My 3 favorite reads of the past year can be found at the link below. They're all nonfiction and very relevant to what's happening in these trying times we're all living through. Mark is an author, Independent, Curious, Straight-forward, Educated, and Strong. — Read on shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/mark-jabbour
My Neighborhood: Update
I thought I'd update my previous post about my neighborhood because things have changed. Areas of change are: the Area; the people; and the crime. Let's get into it. The Area is that which is changing the most. Specifically the open space behind me, and the property south east, where ballfields are being built. The … Continue reading My Neighborhood: Update
The Male Loneliness Epidemic
is a thing that was recently brought to my attention via a YouTube, Breaking Points, podcast. The podcast is the brainstorm of Krystal Ball, long one of my favorite political and cultural commentators. Krystal and I share a birthday, though we're 33 years apart in age. She first caught my eye back in 2007 on the run-up … Continue reading The Male Loneliness Epidemic
Jesse Stone vs. Harry Bosch
I just finished my second go 'round of the Prime series Bosch (2014-2022). There are eight seasons (to include Bosch: Legacy). Each with ten 1-hr episodes. The show is based on Michael Connelly's (1956-) ongoing detective crime novels. Of which there are twenty-four (1992-2022). Because I had just finished binge watching Robert Parker's Jesse Stone movies. Also … Continue reading Jesse Stone vs. Harry Bosch