On Twitter, Website Formatting, and A New Subtag:
Twitter first launched to the public if my sources are right in the summer of 2006. I became aware of the phenomenon in 2007 but only launched my own twitter account in December of 2009 roughly around the time that this website was suspended in perpetuity.{1} Upon my return to publishing last year{2}, I on occasion made use of material from Twitter{3} or referenced the latter in postings but have never specified any tags for such occasions be they primary{4} or secondary{5} in nature.
For better or worse, Twitter has become a pervasive force for communication and with a president who makes particular use of it{6}, it seems appropriate to me to subtag Twitter themed threads. So with my prior posting, I created just such a subtag for that posting as well as for use on any material posted subsequent{7} to it where applicable.
All things to the contrary notwithstanding.
Notes:
{1} Notification of Suspension (circa December 19, 2009)
{2} Notification of An Intended Return to Website Publishing (circa April 4, 2017)
{3} The only examples I am offhand aware of besides the present thread are the ones located HERE, HERE, and most recently HERE. Thus far, I have not posted any Twitter material from my own account.
{4} Basically, every posting has some kind of primary post tag on it and the purpose of this is to insure that posts can be categorized without overlapping when it comes to primary descriptive tags. The secondary tags are simply a further notation of particular features to the post itself and in this area, overlap is basically a given. This format makes it so I do not have to do the sorts of arduous weblog updates anymore that were standard on this weblog from its founding through the last day of 2006: both lack of time as well as a desire to not do that anymore contributed to the post tagging approach we undertook last year even if it has been tweaked in minor ways since then. [Excerpt from Rerum Novarum (circa April 4, 2008)]
{5} I remember when the tagging feature was first made available on this platform roughly ten years ago and I set out in piecemeal fashion creating various tags for this website to better categorize posts for easier access and perusal by pertinent subject matter. As is my wont with rough drafts be they in writing or otherwise, the tags initially were longer and I ran into space limits. I noted this not long after posting the first thread on these matters with an expository musing detailing an even further expansion on the tagging method including the distinction between major[...] and minor tags. [Excerpt from Rerum Novarum (circa September 21, 2017)]
{6} This factor as well as the thought that I may use more Twitter material here over time are two notable factors that drove the present formatting decision. Even though I used the Facebook medium far more between the suspension of this website to the present day than I have Twitter, I have no intentions of making a similar subtag for Facebook material. This is in part because material here has often been duplicated there or material there near-duplicated here. I also simply have no interest in doing so at this time.
{7} I then did a few searches and retroactively sub-tagged the applicable postings I could find going back to April of 2017.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Area Man
Trump says enough batcrap on his own, go there if you want something rather than this kind of flat out lie.
Mark my words: this sort of msm blatant misrepresentation will get Trump re-elected if they keep it up.
@lheal
Q: What do you think of MS-13 [gang with the motto "Kill, Rape, Control]?
Trump: They aren't people. They are animals!
Journolisters: Trump says immigrants aren't people!
So Journolisters think all immigrants are here to kill, rape, and control. Got it.
3:52 AM - 17 May 2018
Q: What do you think of MS-13 [gang with the motto "Kill, Rape, Control]?
Trump: They aren't people. They are animals!
Journolisters: Trump says immigrants aren't people!
So Journolisters think all immigrants are here to kill, rape, and control. Got it.
3:52 AM - 17 May 2018
Trump says enough batcrap on his own, go there if you want something rather than this kind of flat out lie.
Mark my words: this sort of msm blatant misrepresentation will get Trump re-elected if they keep it up.
Hillary Clinton takes bitterness on world tour
I was going to comment on this article myself but this paragraph from the article says it all really...
Like a boxer who doesn’t know when to leave the ring, Hillary Clinton is a two-time political loser who hasn’t gotten the message she is unlikeable and unelectable. She would do herself and the country (not to mention the Democratic Party) a favor by retiring and leaving the scene of her political accident.
I was going to comment on this article myself but this paragraph from the article says it all really...
Like a boxer who doesn’t know when to leave the ring, Hillary Clinton is a two-time political loser who hasn’t gotten the message she is unlikeable and unelectable. She would do herself and the country (not to mention the Democratic Party) a favor by retiring and leaving the scene of her political accident.
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Seattle’s Mayor And City Council May Have Reached An Agreement On A Slightly Lower ‘Head Tax’
"I will take 'things to drive more businesses out of Seattle' for $1000, Alex!"
"I will take 'things to drive more businesses out of Seattle' for $1000, Alex!"
ISIS terror chief who burned Jordanian pilot to death in chilling 2015 execution video is captured in Iraq
Hope he has plenty of sunblock.
Hope he has plenty of sunblock.
North Korea expands threat to cancel Trump-Kim summit, saying it won’t be pushed to abandon its nukes
This is why its never wise to spike the ball when you are nowhere near the endzone.
This is why its never wise to spike the ball when you are nowhere near the endzone.
Monday, May 14, 2018
On Good Apologists:
(Aka "Rare As Hen's Teeth" Dept.)
[Prefatory Note: I was cleaning out the draft folder a bit and ran across this material which was prepared as a post back in December of 2007 but from what I can discern was never actually blogged. I am not sure why that is offhand but as the person I was corresponding with at the time was both my favourite Catholic apologist and has since passed on from this earth, posting it at this time gives me the opportunity to remember an old friend. The material here is posted substantially as prepared more than a decade ago except for the final words in purple font below. -SM 5/14/18]
The following was taken from a discussion list thread.
Someone asked me if Bob Klaus left Catholic Legate and I said I didn't know. Bob? Bueller?
I hope not. Much as apologists in general have ticked me off as of late, Bueller...I mean Bob is one of those I believe does it right and the Legate would be dimished if he left it.
That is kind of you to say, Shawn. I appreciate it.
No problemo amigo.
Unfortunately, unless I won the Powerball tonight I still need to earn a living -- which means I have a limited amount of time to work "my hobby" -- and hence I cannot work the Legate and Christian Forums at the same time.
Frankly Bob, that is probably a good thing that it is not your job the way it is with not a few whom I shall not mention. But for those who do make $$$ off of it, there is the at least implicit need to stir the pot and create controversy because that is what people react to. Well, that and the "if you do not send what you can, my kids and wife will starve" kind of letters. When there is no financial concern, the problem of being compromised is a lot less as is the temptation to put oneself in that position.
At Christian Forums I can directly and indirectly impact thousands of people at any given moment...and I enjoy the personal give and take with the people I deal with daily.
Give and take is fine. The problem I have with a lot of the apologists is that they are illogical. They base the veracity of a particular argument or position not on its intrinsic merits or lack thereof but instead on who says it as if that is the determining factor.
I see real-live conversions on a regular basis...this ministry is totally unlike any other I have experienced. We actually have a large area set aside for Catholics and seekers...no Prots allowed. And they have their set-aside areas too...safe havens for all people of good will. It is "message boards" done right...and it's about time. As of today the board has had over 30 million posts since its inception a few years ago.
Sounds like the kind of message board I could actually participate in perhaps -at least on occasion. What is the address of the place out of curiosity?
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Frankly Bob, that is probably a good thing that it is not your job the way it is with not a few whom I shall not mention. But for those who do make $$$ off of it, there is the at least implicit need to stir the pot and create controversy because that is what people react to. Well, that and the "if you do not send what you can, my kids and wife will starve" kind of letters. When there is no financial concern, the problem of being compromised is a lot less as is the temptation to put oneself in that position.
That is why I said "win the powerball" - if I was independently wealthy and didn't depend on speaking fees and selling books (and gaining donations) for a living...then I could devote myself to my hobby full time instead of only part-time.
I have ZERO interest in becoming a "professional" apologist...for all the reasons you and I have discussed many times.
Give and take is fine. The problem I have with a lot of the apologists is that they are illogical. They base the veracity of a particular argument or position not on its intrinsic merits or lack thereof but instead on who says it as if that is the determining factor.
That's very true...and it is no different on our board in the apologetical forums. The thing about our board is that there are a few hundred individual forums (like rooms) each with its own purposes. And some of them are apologetical in nature -- most of them are not. Some are for Christians only - others are for anyone to post in.
There are plenty of bad apologists in the apologetical forums. However, there are many rooms within the website that allows for Christian and/or Catholic fellowship and catechesis, etc...
What I like is the large number of seekers who come into our area (called OBOB - which means One Bread One Body). There are several RCIA candidates and catechumens who participate and ask questions...which can be scary once you learn some of the poor catechesis many of them are receiving in their parishes.
Sounds like the kind of message board I could actually participate in perhaps. What is the address of the place out of curiosity?
www.christianforums.com
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. Et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Fidelium animae, per misericordiam Dei, requiescant in pace. Amen.
(Aka "Rare As Hen's Teeth" Dept.)
[Prefatory Note: I was cleaning out the draft folder a bit and ran across this material which was prepared as a post back in December of 2007 but from what I can discern was never actually blogged. I am not sure why that is offhand but as the person I was corresponding with at the time was both my favourite Catholic apologist and has since passed on from this earth, posting it at this time gives me the opportunity to remember an old friend. The material here is posted substantially as prepared more than a decade ago except for the final words in purple font below. -SM 5/14/18]
The following was taken from a discussion list thread.
Someone asked me if Bob Klaus left Catholic Legate and I said I didn't know. Bob? Bueller?
I hope not. Much as apologists in general have ticked me off as of late, Bueller...I mean Bob is one of those I believe does it right and the Legate would be dimished if he left it.
That is kind of you to say, Shawn. I appreciate it.
No problemo amigo.
Unfortunately, unless I won the Powerball tonight I still need to earn a living -- which means I have a limited amount of time to work "my hobby" -- and hence I cannot work the Legate and Christian Forums at the same time.
Frankly Bob, that is probably a good thing that it is not your job the way it is with not a few whom I shall not mention. But for those who do make $$$ off of it, there is the at least implicit need to stir the pot and create controversy because that is what people react to. Well, that and the "if you do not send what you can, my kids and wife will starve" kind of letters. When there is no financial concern, the problem of being compromised is a lot less as is the temptation to put oneself in that position.
At Christian Forums I can directly and indirectly impact thousands of people at any given moment...and I enjoy the personal give and take with the people I deal with daily.
Give and take is fine. The problem I have with a lot of the apologists is that they are illogical. They base the veracity of a particular argument or position not on its intrinsic merits or lack thereof but instead on who says it as if that is the determining factor.
I see real-live conversions on a regular basis...this ministry is totally unlike any other I have experienced. We actually have a large area set aside for Catholics and seekers...no Prots allowed. And they have their set-aside areas too...safe havens for all people of good will. It is "message boards" done right...and it's about time. As of today the board has had over 30 million posts since its inception a few years ago.
Sounds like the kind of message board I could actually participate in perhaps -at least on occasion. What is the address of the place out of curiosity?
#############################################
Frankly Bob, that is probably a good thing that it is not your job the way it is with not a few whom I shall not mention. But for those who do make $$$ off of it, there is the at least implicit need to stir the pot and create controversy because that is what people react to. Well, that and the "if you do not send what you can, my kids and wife will starve" kind of letters. When there is no financial concern, the problem of being compromised is a lot less as is the temptation to put oneself in that position.
That is why I said "win the powerball" - if I was independently wealthy and didn't depend on speaking fees and selling books (and gaining donations) for a living...then I could devote myself to my hobby full time instead of only part-time.
I have ZERO interest in becoming a "professional" apologist...for all the reasons you and I have discussed many times.
Give and take is fine. The problem I have with a lot of the apologists is that they are illogical. They base the veracity of a particular argument or position not on its intrinsic merits or lack thereof but instead on who says it as if that is the determining factor.
That's very true...and it is no different on our board in the apologetical forums. The thing about our board is that there are a few hundred individual forums (like rooms) each with its own purposes. And some of them are apologetical in nature -- most of them are not. Some are for Christians only - others are for anyone to post in.
There are plenty of bad apologists in the apologetical forums. However, there are many rooms within the website that allows for Christian and/or Catholic fellowship and catechesis, etc...
What I like is the large number of seekers who come into our area (called OBOB - which means One Bread One Body). There are several RCIA candidates and catechumens who participate and ask questions...which can be scary once you learn some of the poor catechesis many of them are receiving in their parishes.
Sounds like the kind of message board I could actually participate in perhaps. What is the address of the place out of curiosity?
www.christianforums.com
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. Et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Fidelium animae, per misericordiam Dei, requiescant in pace. Amen.
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Points to Ponder:
"The Pope is the guardian of dogma and of morals; he is the custodian of the principles that make families sound, nations great, souls holy; he is the counsellor of princes and of peoples; he is the head under whom no one feels tyrannized because he represents God Himself; he is the supreme father who unites in himself all that may exist that is loving, tender, divine...
When one loves a person, one tries to adhere in everything to his thoughts, to fulfill his will, to perform his wishes. And if Our Lord Jesus Christ said of Himself, 'si quis diligit me, sermonem meum servabit,' [if any one love me, he will keep my word - Jn xiv, 23] therefore, in order to demonstrate our love for the Pope, it is necessary to obey him.
Therefore, when we love the Pope, there are no discussions regarding what he orders or demands, or up to what point obedience must go, and in what things he is to be obeyed; when we love the Pope, we do not say that he has not spoken clearly enough, almost as if he were forced to repeat to the ear of each one the will clearly expressed so many times not only in person, but with letters and other public documents; we do not place his orders in doubt...
[I] deplore...the conduct of so many...who not only allow themselves to debate and criticize the wishes of the Pope, but are not embarrassed to reach shameless and blatant disobedience, with so much scandal for the good and with so great damage to souls." [Pope Saint Pius X: Allocution (circa November 18, 1912)]
"The Pope is the guardian of dogma and of morals; he is the custodian of the principles that make families sound, nations great, souls holy; he is the counsellor of princes and of peoples; he is the head under whom no one feels tyrannized because he represents God Himself; he is the supreme father who unites in himself all that may exist that is loving, tender, divine...
When one loves a person, one tries to adhere in everything to his thoughts, to fulfill his will, to perform his wishes. And if Our Lord Jesus Christ said of Himself, 'si quis diligit me, sermonem meum servabit,' [if any one love me, he will keep my word - Jn xiv, 23] therefore, in order to demonstrate our love for the Pope, it is necessary to obey him.
Therefore, when we love the Pope, there are no discussions regarding what he orders or demands, or up to what point obedience must go, and in what things he is to be obeyed; when we love the Pope, we do not say that he has not spoken clearly enough, almost as if he were forced to repeat to the ear of each one the will clearly expressed so many times not only in person, but with letters and other public documents; we do not place his orders in doubt...
[I] deplore...the conduct of so many...who not only allow themselves to debate and criticize the wishes of the Pope, but are not embarrassed to reach shameless and blatant disobedience, with so much scandal for the good and with so great damage to souls." [Pope Saint Pius X: Allocution (circa November 18, 1912)]
To Protect Free Speech We Must Demand This Professor Be Fired
To quote the most salient passages from this article:
"...I believe in free speech. I also believe in reciprocity. If conservatives are being shut down by de facto university actions–when the Federalist Society’s Josh Blackman lecture on, oddly enough, free speech was shut down, the dean of the CUNY law school said that demonstrations to stop a lecture were protected speech–then it is suicidal to go along with this lemming-like devotion to free speech. If free speech is transactional, I don’t have a problem playing that game...
We are not engaged in a war of ideas where we debate over a glass of chilled pinot grigio. We are engaged in a fight for freedom of speech and freedom of conscience with people who openly admit they are trying to deprive us of those rights. How is me supporting the right of this bloated bolshevik to say whatever she wants going to help guys like Josh Blackman, and Ben Shapiro, talk about conservative ideas? It won’t. In fact, it will just make the job harder as we’re fighting for get-out-of-jail-free cards for these 'people' while they are classifying us as Nazis. Why in the name of heaven would I line up to march silently into the gas chambers based on some abstract principle that, apparently, only my side is bound by? Not. Going. To. Happen.
No. I want this noxious troll fired. No. I will not support her right to say whatever she wants to. And no, none of this means that I don’t support free speech, it just means that I believe in social compacts and my support of your rights is directly linked to your support of mine."
If you had asked me back during this site's original run, I would have taken the classic stance of conservatives to stand up for free speech even if I do not like said speech. I still in principle have that view but the political and social realities have changed so dramatically the last decade or so{1} that I have come to the same view as the above writer at least in a macro sense. I can no longer however stand for the right of those who quite evidently would try and take the same rights from me. While not a complete left field development insofar as I have long recognized this principle in other areas{2}, it is the first to my knowledge explicit application of it to the principle of free speech in general.
And while I may write more on this in the future, at the moment, that is all I plan to say on the present issue in question.
Notes:
{1} And while the degree of concurrence of my current views with past views across the general spectrum of outlooks has remained remarkably consistent; I would be remiss in not noting there have been a few changes: the most significant of which can be read here in a recent posting on the subject of immigration.
{2} For example, my stance on the Israeli-Palestinian discussion. I am no huge booster of Israel but I have long said I do not accept the validity of dialogue on their part with Palestinians because you cannot dialogue legitimately with those who operate from the presupposition that you should not exist and they would exterminate you if given the opportunity. In essence, I have expanded my principled stance on this matter to the subject of free speech in general out of logistical survival one might say. Now, I will not only not support the right of such persons to speak but I will actively advocate for their silencing until such time as they can reciprocate in the area of free speech where I am concerned. Bottom line: if you stand for free speech, do not think this only works one way.
To quote the most salient passages from this article:
"...I believe in free speech. I also believe in reciprocity. If conservatives are being shut down by de facto university actions–when the Federalist Society’s Josh Blackman lecture on, oddly enough, free speech was shut down, the dean of the CUNY law school said that demonstrations to stop a lecture were protected speech–then it is suicidal to go along with this lemming-like devotion to free speech. If free speech is transactional, I don’t have a problem playing that game...
We are not engaged in a war of ideas where we debate over a glass of chilled pinot grigio. We are engaged in a fight for freedom of speech and freedom of conscience with people who openly admit they are trying to deprive us of those rights. How is me supporting the right of this bloated bolshevik to say whatever she wants going to help guys like Josh Blackman, and Ben Shapiro, talk about conservative ideas? It won’t. In fact, it will just make the job harder as we’re fighting for get-out-of-jail-free cards for these 'people' while they are classifying us as Nazis. Why in the name of heaven would I line up to march silently into the gas chambers based on some abstract principle that, apparently, only my side is bound by? Not. Going. To. Happen.
No. I want this noxious troll fired. No. I will not support her right to say whatever she wants to. And no, none of this means that I don’t support free speech, it just means that I believe in social compacts and my support of your rights is directly linked to your support of mine."
If you had asked me back during this site's original run, I would have taken the classic stance of conservatives to stand up for free speech even if I do not like said speech. I still in principle have that view but the political and social realities have changed so dramatically the last decade or so{1} that I have come to the same view as the above writer at least in a macro sense. I can no longer however stand for the right of those who quite evidently would try and take the same rights from me. While not a complete left field development insofar as I have long recognized this principle in other areas{2}, it is the first to my knowledge explicit application of it to the principle of free speech in general.
And while I may write more on this in the future, at the moment, that is all I plan to say on the present issue in question.
Notes:
{1} And while the degree of concurrence of my current views with past views across the general spectrum of outlooks has remained remarkably consistent; I would be remiss in not noting there have been a few changes: the most significant of which can be read here in a recent posting on the subject of immigration.
{2} For example, my stance on the Israeli-Palestinian discussion. I am no huge booster of Israel but I have long said I do not accept the validity of dialogue on their part with Palestinians because you cannot dialogue legitimately with those who operate from the presupposition that you should not exist and they would exterminate you if given the opportunity. In essence, I have expanded my principled stance on this matter to the subject of free speech in general out of logistical survival one might say. Now, I will not only not support the right of such persons to speak but I will actively advocate for their silencing until such time as they can reciprocate in the area of free speech where I am concerned. Bottom line: if you stand for free speech, do not think this only works one way.
Tuesday, May 08, 2018
Friday, May 04, 2018
On Cobra Kai -My Thoughts Through Seven Episodes...
Cobra Kai is a homage in part to the original movies but the characters themselves are grown up and facing new challenges. Johnny's life has spiraled down since the pivotal crane kick while Daniel's has dramatically improved. There are all kinds of callbacks to the series either directly or in a sense of irony. At times I have seen through the first seven episodes thus far Daniel reflecting various characters of the first movies perhaps unconsciously (i.e. Kreese and Johnny from the first movie, Myagi's rival Sato from the second movie, etc) albeit in ways not perceivable to him. (He also comes off like Myagi in other contexts.) Meanwhile, Johnny is in the role of the underdog in this one and you see sides to him that you did not see previously including some back story that rounds out the character in ways you did not realize previously. Someone once did a video series on how Daniel was the real bully of the original movie and while I think that hypothesis is a stretch, its not entirely without merit and it seems the writers of this series went into this with that series hypothesis in mind at least in part.
Cobra Kai is not one of those later series specials they do of so many hit shows or movies which absolutely misses the point or does not have the magic of the original. This series echoes the magic of the original in spots, has flashbacks at key points, new character information one was not aware of which fleshes things out a bit. There are also new characters who have prominent roles in the series such as the bullied kid Johnny mentors, Daniel's family, Johnny's estranged son, etc. And of course the return of Cobra Kai and there is karate but like the Rocky films and boxing, the karate in the Karate Kid series has always been in a certain sense a secondary vehicle of sorts that teaches more valuable lessons than it would appear on the surface. I look forward to watching the last three episodes of the season tonight and hope they film a season two.
Cobra Kai is a homage in part to the original movies but the characters themselves are grown up and facing new challenges. Johnny's life has spiraled down since the pivotal crane kick while Daniel's has dramatically improved. There are all kinds of callbacks to the series either directly or in a sense of irony. At times I have seen through the first seven episodes thus far Daniel reflecting various characters of the first movies perhaps unconsciously (i.e. Kreese and Johnny from the first movie, Myagi's rival Sato from the second movie, etc) albeit in ways not perceivable to him. (He also comes off like Myagi in other contexts.) Meanwhile, Johnny is in the role of the underdog in this one and you see sides to him that you did not see previously including some back story that rounds out the character in ways you did not realize previously. Someone once did a video series on how Daniel was the real bully of the original movie and while I think that hypothesis is a stretch, its not entirely without merit and it seems the writers of this series went into this with that series hypothesis in mind at least in part.
Cobra Kai is not one of those later series specials they do of so many hit shows or movies which absolutely misses the point or does not have the magic of the original. This series echoes the magic of the original in spots, has flashbacks at key points, new character information one was not aware of which fleshes things out a bit. There are also new characters who have prominent roles in the series such as the bullied kid Johnny mentors, Daniel's family, Johnny's estranged son, etc. And of course the return of Cobra Kai and there is karate but like the Rocky films and boxing, the karate in the Karate Kid series has always been in a certain sense a secondary vehicle of sorts that teaches more valuable lessons than it would appear on the surface. I look forward to watching the last three episodes of the season tonight and hope they film a season two.
Monday, April 30, 2018
While waiting for the Jaded Politics publication of my latest article on the Alfie Evans situation, he tragically died due to the NHS starving him to death. I went back and made revisions to the piece slated for publication to reflect that and also made the same changes to the duplicate text already at the Musings From Exile page. The revised version can be read HERE.
Rest in Peace Alfie!
Rest in Peace Alfie!
Friday, April 27, 2018
My latest contribution to the Jaded Politics project courtesy of the Musings From Exile website{1} can be read HERE.
Note:
{1} "I link to the Musings From Exile website version so I do not trigger a trackback to it on the main page; thereby ensuring that I keep Rerum Novarum separate from that project." [Excerpt from Rerum Novarum (circa April 8, 2017)]
Note:
{1} "I link to the Musings From Exile website version so I do not trigger a trackback to it on the main page; thereby ensuring that I keep Rerum Novarum separate from that project." [Excerpt from Rerum Novarum (circa April 8, 2017)]
Monday, April 23, 2018
CNN Reporter in North Korea Left ‘Speechless’ By Nuclear Announcement: ‘Huge Win For President Trump’
It has to be said in the interest of fairness: from all appearances thus far, this is a significant foreign policy triumph for President Donald Trump!
It has to be said in the interest of fairness: from all appearances thus far, this is a significant foreign policy triumph for President Donald Trump!
Sunday, April 22, 2018
My latest contribution to the Jaded Politics project courtesy of the Musings From Exile website{1} can be read HERE. Its substantially the same as an earlier posting to this humble site{2}, just fleshed out a tad more and with some pictures.
Notes:
{1} "I link to the Musings From Exile website version so I do not trigger a trackback to it on the main page; thereby ensuring that I keep Rerum Novarum separate from that project." [Excerpt from Rerum Novarum (circa April 8, 2017)]
{2} A Dialogue on Conservative Republican Hypocrisy (circa April 3, 2018)
Notes:
{1} "I link to the Musings From Exile website version so I do not trigger a trackback to it on the main page; thereby ensuring that I keep Rerum Novarum separate from that project." [Excerpt from Rerum Novarum (circa April 8, 2017)]
{2} A Dialogue on Conservative Republican Hypocrisy (circa April 3, 2018)
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Points to Ponder:
"Often times, when we feel like we can't do something that we want or need to do, all the factors are in place, but we come across a roadblock. The roadblock is telling us that we can't, shouldn't, or will not. The roadblock is our mind and our mind is establishing our limits. It's up to us where we set it. Next time you listen to your mind telling you that you can't or don't have the skills, talent, or will to make it happen, it's up to you to set your limit to be greater than or less than what your mind is telling you." [Bronson Nair]
"Often times, when we feel like we can't do something that we want or need to do, all the factors are in place, but we come across a roadblock. The roadblock is telling us that we can't, shouldn't, or will not. The roadblock is our mind and our mind is establishing our limits. It's up to us where we set it. Next time you listen to your mind telling you that you can't or don't have the skills, talent, or will to make it happen, it's up to you to set your limit to be greater than or less than what your mind is telling you." [Bronson Nair]
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