*Originally published on grandtheftworld.com. “Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.”-C.S. Lewis For context, I thought it might be helpful to start this post by letting you know that it is being written in the hours following the Canadian government’s militarized response to the…
Category: Reality Remix
A Brief History Of Mind Control
*Originally published at Grand Theft World. “It has been said that time heals all wounds. I don’t agree. The wounds remain. Time – the mind, protecting its sanity – covers them with some scar tissue and the pain lessens, but it is never gone.”-Rose Kennedy Quotes like the one above, commonly made by individuals who…
REX 84: One Plan To Cage Us All
*Originally published to grandtheftworld.com For those that don’t already know, the decade of the 1980s produced some of the best motion picture experiences in human history. Granted, motion pictures occupy an extremely small slice of the totality of known human history; and also granted, being a child growing up during that same decade may contribute…
A Little Further Down The Long Road
*Originally published on grandtheftworld.com The end of the year is traditionally a time reserved for reflection. A time where we can look back upon the events of the previous twelve months, and try to glean at least a bit of wisdom from those events with the benefit of hindsight. That’s how I remember this time…
The Decade of Grand Theft World
*Originally published to grandtheftworld.com December 20, 2021 “We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.”…
Breaking a 3 & 1/2 Decade Habit is a Bitch
“Old habits die hard, and if you’re not careful, the person you used to be can overtake the person you’re trying to become.” -Lecrae Have you ever had a habit for so long you can’t even remember how it started? Something – and it really can be just about anything – that you have done…
The Summer of Our Discontent
“Discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.” -Thomas A. Edison Have you been feeling it? A sense that there is something lurking below the surface of perception, permeating into everything. A subliminal itch that keeps calling out to be scratched, even though…
Who Speaks for the Dead?
“I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail.” -Muriel Strode I somehow managed to figure out on my own not too long ago that one of the unconscious goals I am accomplishing with this blog is the telling of…
Trade Alert!!!
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” -Theodore Roosevelt Just over three months ago, I started this website and blog to have a platform to publish my own work. I wanted that platform to be under my direct control, with as…
The Subtle Art of Human Puppetry
“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration, and resentment.” -Dale Carnegie When was the last time you felt worried, frustrated, or resentful? Was it this morning? Yesterday? Last week? Last month? I’d wager that the odds are favorable in not having to look much further back than that in your…