Matt Forney at times says some truth. He's recently confronted the fellow manospherians and told them that their jargon is getting too weird. And he points out the aim of his site and many others -- self improvement. With the goal of picking up chicks, but self improvement. Matt misses the point. A wise man … Continue reading Skill acquisition.
Month: February 2014
The slut event horizon and a saved whore.
I live in a nation where prostitution is legal. Pimping is not: sex tourism is not. The argument was that by destigmatizing sex work people would then be encouraged to use protection and seek help. Besides, it may be empowering. It did not stop the suburb where I grew up becoming a red light district. … Continue reading The slut event horizon and a saved whore.
Korny Brazen Academic Facists. [quotage]
Further on the example of Sandra Korn: Novaseeker correctly considers that what she is doing is promulgating a new civil religion, where those of Christ are infidels What is new, however, is the brazenness of it all. That approach and tone comes when people generally feel invulnerable to their critics. The ideological left (which is … Continue reading Korny Brazen Academic Facists. [quotage]
Academic Twits, one each.
There is always opposition. There are always those who will not only choose evil, but preach it. Who will see what they are doing as good, and not in any way account for the blowback. In fact, they may censor you if you try to say something that criticisms them, or predict consequences they do … Continue reading Academic Twits, one each.
Carbon Fibre Musical interlude.
I have spent most of the evening, after music and dinner, processing photos or working on setting up a laptop for teaching. In the process of doing this, I have been listening to a variety of music... but for this I thought I would deviate into the world of carbon fibre. Wooden instruments are a … Continue reading Carbon Fibre Musical interlude.
Love is offensive. (Patti Smith on the side)
It is going to be difficult to write about the text today. We had a tragedy locally over the summer and it's just been written up in the Herald. A man, separated form his wife and children, murdered the children and then suicided. The Herald has all the court documents online, and one really cannot … Continue reading Love is offensive. (Patti Smith on the side)
Perversity is not merely personal. [quotage]
In the culture wars of my youth, the conservatives lost, and the progressives (who one) have controlled the organs of propaganda ever since. They stated that being a gentleman was wrong. Now the complain that men do not act that way. I've been sensitivity-trained over the years to not notice that professional women are women; … Continue reading Perversity is not merely personal. [quotage]
Pain, Tears, Shame, Duty, Love, weirdness
Some people will see a contradiction between these two passages. One talks about if you live rightly, your life will be of ease. The other is quite clear that the world will hate you: some would be stronger. They would say that if you are being praised by the rulers and elite of the world, … Continue reading Pain, Tears, Shame, Duty, Love, weirdness
Against Utu: against justice.
Today's second lectionary text was not really preached this morning at church. It was commented on, for our pastor trusted that we would see the words which applied. He reflected on his life and thought at the moment that he did not have many who hurt him... and then as he did this he was … Continue reading Against Utu: against justice.
We live in a fascist era. (Leonard Cohen’s Traitor)
This week is orientation week. As part of that there was a live showing of a satirical TV show that my boys like called Seven Days. It was held about a mile from where we live: the oldest boy did not attend (why spend $25 to be in a crowd and uncomfortable?) but when it … Continue reading We live in a fascist era. (Leonard Cohen’s Traitor)