Navel gazing Observations Random Rants

Intentions Not Required

There’s been a spate of recent prominent figures who have been recorded during an unguarded moment uttering something one would ever say in polite company. It’s almost always racist. When the storm over the recording gets to a level where it becomes uncomfortable for the recorded subject, a public statement will be released. It’s always a variation of the following as paraphrased: “I wasn’t raised that way. I didn’t grow up that way. I’m not…

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Observations

The Entropy of Storytelling

I loved stories whether they be fiction or nonfiction especially when it relates to people and their personal development and growth. It’s a given that the most exciting stories chronicle the most extremes moments of life: births, deaths and experiences outside daily norms. The most satisfying stories for me always end with the protagonist(s) resolving whatever main issued they encountered and learning something about themselves that never occurred to them prior to the initiating event.…

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