On October 24th, 2014, there were at least two shootings in America. One involved high school students in Washington and the other involved police officers in California. Shootings like these have become so common that they don’t even steal the headlines in the news cycle. These two incidents were right alongside stories about the Ebola…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Normally, I think these types of events are kind of silly in a way perfectly summed up by a couple of pieces in The Onion. I never thought that lack of awareness was a problem when it came to breast cancer. In a lot of ways, breast cancer is…
There is nothing that bothers me more than seeing bad arguments put forth by a group I want to be sympathetic to or for a position I support. If it can get worse it would be when the group, or person, making the argument should know better. Unfortunately, for these very reasons, teachers drive me…
My wife and I spent last weekend in New York City. She had a continuing education class on Friday, so I had the whole day to myself. I had no plan or agenda. I left my bags at the hotel and went out walking. I got breakfast at some diner, which I can’t remember. Eggs…
In case you haven’t heard, Derek Jeter has retired from baseball. Thank God. I have been a Jeter Hater for most of the last 20 years. The past six months have been really rough. One of the worst things about it has been the way I’m immediately attacked for the fact that I don’t like…
The Scottish independence referendum left me disappointed. That’s funny because I would have voted against separation if I had been able to vote. I didn’t have any kind of stake, but it looked to me like Scottish independence would have been bad for the UK as well as for Scotland. Divorces are almost always messier…
Friendship has been a subject for philosophical thought since there has been philosophical thought. This only makes sense since friendship is such an important part of human life. As with much of philosophy, Plato discussed the topic, but Aristotle’s views are what dominate the landscape. Aristotle saw three different types of friendship. There are friendships…
Every September 11th, I dread going on social media. It’s bad enough that I’m forced to relive an awful experience every year, but it seems like everyone is exhorting me to, “Never forget!” Aside from the fact that I bristle at people telling me what to do, the vagueness of it is annoying. Am I…
Apple had a rather famous security breach not too long ago. The iCloud accounts of a bunch of celebrities were hacked and the hackers stole naked pictures and posted them to the internet. While I don’t know the people involved or the circumstances surrounding the taking of the pictures, the whole ordeal has highlighted just…
With everything happening in Ferguson, MO, I wanted to take a few minutes to write about Trayvon Martin. I know, that’s over. Everyone else is writing and talking about Ferguson. But there are two things I firmly believe. The first is that it is almost impossible to talk about current events beyond the physical facts. Who,…
