Category: Blog
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Filtered Biases
What team do you belong? Democrat? Republican? Black; white? Are you a Phillies fan or a Yankees fan? Black Lives Matter? Proud Boys? Male? Female? All these and more we use to describe ourselves and others. We use it to identify and categorize each other, inferring traits and characteristics upon others or simply signaling our…
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To Know
I wonder often if there is a possible way to know everything. To truly know. Of course it isn’t possible, but is it worth the consideration? It stems a little from jealousy. Many people pose the appearance of absolute certainty that they know all there is to know. Even when proven wrong, the facade fails…
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Clearing Out
What have I done? Did I really just do that? “What?” you ask. It’s a reasonable question, given the levity I attributed to the statements above. Realistically, what was done was practically simple and stupid. I unsubscribed to all the writing podcasts I listen to. At first, it seemed like a foolish idea. Even still,…
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A Lot To Consider
There’s a lot to think about. The other day, I signed up for another Author Fest. This time will be my second appearance at the Lake Geneva Beachside Author Fest at Lake Geneva Wisconsin (link goes to the library hosting the event), the first being a number of years ago. The event is July 10th,…
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At the Extremes
I worry about both sides. They are both loud. Both obnoxious. Both disregard fact and truth for the benefit of their own ideologies. Both are a danger to the fabric of our society. Who to worry about more? I guess that depends on where you find yourself on the spectrum or what issues impact you…
Jeremy C Kester 