The Danger of the Easy Out: Why I Avoid the Label of “Buddhist”
Is your belief system a bridge or a wall? While it’s convenient to use a label like “Buddhist” to end a debate, doing so creates…
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George Carlin’s “Seven Words” and the Philosophy of Profanity
We’re taught from a young age that certain words are “bad” and others are “acceptable.” But is there really a difference between a swear word…
More Than a Dream: Revisiting John Lennon’s “Imagine” in a Divided America
John Lennon asked us to imagine a world without borders, religion, or greed. But in today’s hyper-polarized climate, why does that vision feel like a…
Understanding Confirmation Bias: Why We See What We Want to See
My grandmother always said that if it rains on the first of the month, it’ll rain for fifteen days. As a kid, I tried to…
The Blogger’s Checklist for Picking Stable WordPress Plugins
With over 60,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, finding a tool is easy—but finding one that won’t crash your site is the real challenge. Here…
The New Calling: From Hellfire to Hard Truths
I spent years in the cogs of the evangelical machine, driven by a fear of infinite fire and a desperate need to do the “right…
How to Securely Manage Passwords and API Keys in Bash Scripts
Slapping -p’password’ into your BASH script is a security disaster waiting to happen—anyone running ps -ef can see your credentials in plain text. But how…
The Art of Questioning: Why Common Sense Isn’t Enough
We’re often told that “common sense isn’t so common,” but is it actually enough to navigate the modern world? From confirmation bias to emotional reasoning,…
I Spent 60 Years Following the Wrong Rules
I spent decades feeling like an alien on the wrong planet—working twice as hard just to keep up with the “normies.” At 62, understanding AuDHD…
But I’m a Renaissance man!
According to Wikipedia, “The term ‘Renaissance man’ was first recorded in written English in the early 20th century. It is used to refer to great…