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About me (and this blog)
My name is Sam and I’m afraid that’s all you’re going to get from me. Well, sort of. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’ve followed a link from Slacktivist. Most of you will already know me from...
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Feminism and my writing
A recent Slacktivist thread briefly (as of the time of this writing) touched on the subject of women in writing, which naturally got me thinking about my own writing. For those who don’t yet know, I’ve...
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Economy and my writing (Part 1)
One of my favorite thought experiments in writing is trying to conceive of new ways to handle an economic system, especially in isolated places with limited trade. Logistics don’t really interest me...
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Eyebrow raisers from the Gospel of Thomas
Ever since the movie Stigmata came out, I’ve noticed people taking an interest in the Gospel of Thomas, which (if memory serves) is erroneously identified as the Dead Sea scrolls. The movie paraphrases...
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Random thought: Pre-weathered t-shirts
Yes, yes, I know I haven’t updated in awhile. I actually have a half-finished draft for Economy and my writing (Part 2) in progress, which, in theory, we should be seeing sometime in the next few days....
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Economy and my writing (Part 2)
The last time I talked about my vision of economic systems in a fantasy setting, I referred to a setting I used in both writing and role-playing endeavors. Today, I’d like to elaborate on the economic...
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This is why we need feminism
Familiy Feud is a show I generally don’t care to watch — not because it’s unintelligent, but because I just don’t find it interesting. Today, while eating at a pho restaurant (effectively a captive...
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For your hunger, I give you bread from Heaven
Every now and then I find things I have to share, be it an invigorating story, a song that gave me the autonomous sensory meridian response, a movie that consistently makes me cry (there are a few of...
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Vacation
Come this time tomorrow, I’ll be in Michigan on what I hope to be an uneventful vacation with my family (with whom, fortunately and unfortunately, I share very little in common). I’ll probably spend...
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And we’re back!
Ah, Michigan, I almost forgot why I left it. What a conga line of punishment for my error! It began snowing just as I arrived, requiring a drive home in blizzard conditions. The temperature hit 70...
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Depression
Today, a regular on Slacktivist, chris the cynic, posted to call attention to yet another blog I had never seen before: Hyperbole and a Half. The most recent post describes the author’s battle with...
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That “Aha!” moment, but without the exclamation
If you read my previous post, you know that I’ve struggled with depression. If you haven’t read my previous post, why are you here? Go on, go do that first. Don’t worry, I’ll wait. Finished? Great. It...
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Reduced activity
Yes, it figures that as rarely as I post as it is, my activity would then be reduced even further. I have a good reason though. Life has decided I didn’t have nearly enough lemons handy, so it gave me...
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Pope Francis and his opposition
As many of you will have probably already heard, Pope Francis came out recently with a message about faith and good deeds that turned some people upside-down in a scramble to creatively re-interpret it...
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May 27th, 2012 was the Rapture
Another year has passed without the Apocalypse taking place — it’s somewhat disappointing that people keep making predictions, having them not come true, then making more. Most people think of Harold...
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Bread from Heaven
Well, life goes on, not comfortably, but still forward. I spent the weekend at a June Faire, an SCA event, which would have gone better if I’d had company. Unfortunately, my introversion makes it...
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DOMA and Proposition 8 struck down
It rained yesterday. Then the sun came out. Then it rained some more. Then the sun shone brilliantly through the clouds, illuminating the most brilliant rainbows I have ever seen. Sometimes I believe...
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At Least I Still Have You
I wanted to link this song back in the first Bread from Heaven post, but international copyrights had shut down all the working links. Well, somehow it appears to have slipped its copyright reins,...
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That Which Abides
“That which made the world and all things therein, through whom are all things, and all things through whom. The Lord is refuge and strength, even should the earth give way and mountains fall into the...
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My beliefs, PTSD and Bob
I’ve been thinking about making this post for awhile, but religion is always a touchy subject for me and my beliefs are difficult to articulate. I have, at various times, identified by many different...
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