“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…
I’m Taking the Day Off… You Should, Too
“We are telling our kids that nature is in the past and it probably doesn’t count anymore, the future is in electronics, the boogeyman is in the woods, and playing outdoors is probably illicit and possibly illegal.” -Richard Louv In honor of the grass roots holiday that will be celebrated tomorrow, April 20, I’ve decided…
The Daszak Chronicles (Part I?)
One lesson that I have learned in my time on this blue-green marble we call Earth is that when someone suddenly appears in the mainstream spotlight, and then disappears just as quickly, there’s likely more to their story than what we are being led to believe. If you subscribe to the notion that the news…
The Emperor’s Secret War Chest (Psychological Leverage in the Information Age)
“Your mind is the outcome of genetics, traumas and hacks.” –Scott Adams In my last composition, we examined a few of the more well known behavioral psychology studies conducted during the 20th century. While you may have drawn different inferences from these studies than I did, I would hope we can agree that what these…
A Quick Update
Just taking a moment to let you all know that I am currently working on a follow-up piece I am intending to supplement and expand what we observed from the behavioral trials in Asch, Milgram, and the Stanford Prison. I have narrowed the subject material down to 4 additional studies; however, because I was completely…