by Didact | Jul 26, 2017 | Christianity, Uncategorized
Star of Bethlehem by Jon McNaughton Note: this is going to be one of those introspective posts that talks about faith and religion. For those not inclined to read such things, there are plenty of other posts here about beer and babes. Truth always reveals itself to...
by Didact | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Bought the album. Went to the concert. Got THIS EXACT SHIRT DESIGN. A friend and reader got in touch recently asking whether I’d seen Logan, the latest movie in Marvel’s Wolverine franchise. I haven’t, yet, but intend to… eventually....
by Didact | Jun 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been getting some interesting feedback from someone that I spend a fair amount of time talking to, for various reasons. Typically what will happen is that she will ask me about something related to politics, history, travel, economics, current...
by Didact | May 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Here’s a question that I hope I never have to ask myself: what happens when you give a bunch of bearded hipster Millennial DIPSH- uh, I mean, ever-so-special snowflakes- a manual task to accomplish with power tools? Most people from GenX and above would...
by Didact | Apr 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Back in early January 2014, after just over a little over a year of writing, I penned a post called “Ghost Rider”, which talked about what life can be like for deep introverts. It was a reflective post penned in the aftermath of a difficult trip back to...
by Didact | Mar 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Early last year, our friend Aaron Clarey released his book, Curse of the High IQ. In that book, our buddy El Capitan pointed out that highly intelligent people tend to have far fewer friends, and far more difficulty with making new ones. Essentially, people with...
by Didact | Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
(Note- don’t watch that with the sound on. The soundtrack is awful.) Kathy Shaidle, a fellow “mastermind” type, has some rather interesting things to say about the INTJ who gives the the rest of us a really bad name: I assure you it pained...
by Didact | Apr 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Following his recent debate with Dr. Miller on the subject of free trade, Vox Day wrote up a post in which he made a very interesting note about how his thought process works: It’s as if the more clearly I am able to think through these complicated issues, the...
by Didact | Apr 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is a slightly revised version of what I consider to be one of my best posts, written back in autumn 2013. I’ve tweaked it somewhat, as I’ve grown a little older and (hopefully) wiser- and definitely grouchier- in the intervening years. It’s...
by Didact | Mar 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
I don’t do many reviews anymore, mostly because they take a lot of time to write but rarely result in very much interest. However, once in a very great while, a book or album or film comes along that is actually worth reviewing in some detail. Our friend Aaron...
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