*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…
Category: Reality Remix
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…
War Always Changes
There is a very popular video game franchise that prominently features the tag-line, “war… war never changes.” If you are a purveyor or consumer of this particular type of digital entertainment, then you may already be aware of this property, and potentially had this phrase playing back in your own mind to the exact tone…
Say No to the Pricks
Monday mornings are always fun, aren’t they? Of course, I’m being facetious, if you haven’t already guessed. I wasn’t particularly excited myself to wake up on this Monday morning after stumbling across an apparently not so widely seen tweet yesterday. That tweet is below: Needless to say, I probably could have slept better last night…