I know what it looks like on the surface. Another person, who has no business talking about anything race related, make a statement about race. But that’s the problem in a nutshell, isn’t it? That we still make judgements, even about who is “allowed” to make social commentary, based on what someone “looks” like, which … Continue reading Moving Closer To Dr. King’s Dream
I always find it interesting when I see folks make comments about all of the “new people” at the gym this time of year. The new year has started, and the masses are out. It happens. January comes, and the guilt of the holiday indulgence overwhelms, and a gym membership is started. The marketing is … Continue reading New Year’s Resolution Gym Newbies
Americans have become less skilled in many ways, but have had a lot of practice in one skill: self deception. We lie to ourselves, constantly. We justify it. Rationalize it. Sometimes we lie, because we think we are benefiting others; sparing their feelings, doing it for their own good. We tell ourselves that we are … Continue reading On Self-Deception
Random Thoughts from this last week: Words are just words. We alone give them their power. We can give them a lot… or we can give them a little. There’s obviously a lot of words strewn together that have been extremely important in history: The Bible, The Declaration of Independence, The Emancipation Proclamation, etc. … Continue reading Random Thoughts (July 27, 2016 Edition)
Random Thoughts I’ve been listening to the the Joe Rogan Podcast for quite a while now, and I’m telling you, there’s tons, and I mean TONS of good stuff on there. Most of the time it’s a broad conversation between Joe and some of his friends, and other notable people, but it’s certainly worth … Continue reading Random Thoughts: Last week of June 2016
Andrew L Hamilton 