Why I turned my Back on God

Admin/ July 17, 2017/ Rants

  Anyone who knows me well understands that I am apologetically Jewish, even the name of this entire blog should tell a stranger this truth.  However, the more and more I understand the Torah, and other related texts, the less I trust the one who created it, and by proxy, created me. Perhaps it is through my love of Cosmic

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Tired

Admin/ June 7, 2016/ Poems

  I find myself so very very tired Tired of listening to media lies Tired of watching the wealthy  rig the election Tired of being called a fantasy land man because I want to make the world a better place Tired of watching Trump gain popularity because he insults people Tired of being accused by my Jewish friends of being

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What it Means to be a Slytherin

Admin/ April 3, 2016/ Books, Movies, Rants

  Frequently I am asked by friends and other peers which House from Harry Potter I belong to.  When I replay Slytherin without a pause to ponder the question, it tends to unnerve people. And why would it not?  Voldemort, and almost every villain in the Harry Potter Universe belongs to that house. Some people may wonder if my choice

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How the Dread Wastes Sums Up the United States Political Climate

Admin/ March 13, 2016/ Rants

    The political Climate of America is visibly unstable at the moment.  Riots and protests are becoming commonplace.  Hatred is gaining ground.  Hopelessness is seizing the minds of idealists. Cynics are going forward with the told you so mentality.   It can be hard for those who are trying to understand the dark shift in politics to see every

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My Problems With Hard Science Fiction

Admin/ July 11, 2015/ Rants

    Recently I have been reading 2312 which is along with much of the Kim Stanley Robinson’s work, very well received by the Science Fiction Community at large, but by me personally, not so much.   My problems stem from the fact that in Hard Science Fiction, the actual science is required to be completely plausible to the point

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Properly Using and Understanding Cynicism

Admin/ September 17, 2014/ Rants

  I frequently hear day to day that cynicism is a destructive thought behavior.  While at times I am led to believe this is true, I still cling to my thought process.  This has led me to look deeper into the issue for I do not believe that I am a fatalist, so their must be a reason that benefits

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