2022 Election
Discussions of the 2022 Elections
Total Posts: 6- Florida’s Constitutional Ballot Initiatives
- 2022 Election House Seat District 65
- 2022 Election – State Senator District 14
- 2022 Election – County Court Judge District 14
- 2022 Election – Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners District 1
- 2022 Election – Board of County Commissioners District 5
2022-2024 FL Legislative Actions
Articles reporting on the 2022-2024 Florida Legislative Session
Total Posts: 2
Gay Marriage
This is a collection of posts generally related to the debate over gay marriage rights.
Total Posts: 35- Testing a Featured Video Widget
- Love Isn’t Better Than a Male and Female Couple
- Florida Amendment 2-The Great Debate Part IV
- Florida Amendment 2-The Great Debate Part III
- Florida Amendment 2 – The Great Debate Part II
- Florida Amendment 2-The Great Debate Part 1
- An Open Letter to Conservative SCOTUS Justices
- Righteous Bigots Afraid to Own Their Bigotry
- Sometimes a Lie is Just a Lie
- Dallas Pastor Lays Down the Law On Gay Marriage
- Nom’s Brian Brown Not So Truthful
- NOW Raising Money on Already Lost Marriage Causes
- Brian and Bryan Fail to Understand Constitution
- New Mexico-The Next Big Thing?
- Bryan Fischer Wrong Again On Oregon Baker
- Ms Perkin’s Kickers are in a Bunch over Kentucky
- Trouble in Alamance County North Carolina
- Open Letter to Pasco Court Clerk O’Neil
- Update to Marriage Issue in Pasco County
- An Open Letter to Mike Huckabee
- Our Overworked Legislature-No More Car Testicles
- Rep. Steve King, Talking Lawnmowers and The Baker Act
- An Open Letter to Anti-Gay “Christians”
- Raised to Believe That All Men Are Created Equal And Never Forgot That
- New York Gay Marriage: Diane Savino’s excellent testimony
- Bob and Henry Married after 64 Years
- What Do You Think I Fought For at Omaha Beach?
- Once in a While, The Good Guys Win One
- The Jokes WriteThemselves for Senator Franken
- What Would You Do
- Tony Perkins’ Head Explodes After New York Marriage Vote
- The Poor Persecuted Ruth Sheldon
- The Crazy from N.C…Please Make it Stop
- The Poor Persecuted Rose Marie Belforti
- The MOST Persecuted Frank Turek
Journey Through Stoicism
A journey exploring some of the wisdom of Stoics. A series of personal stories, discussions of Stoic Practices, and Stoic principles.
Total Posts: 53- The Stoic Path I Didn’t Mean to Take
- The Gift of Memento Mori
- The Obstacle Is the Way: Facing the Future When the Road Changes
- Summum Bonum: Navigating Life by the Highest Good
- Rooted and Consequential: Stoic Wisdom for Life’s Transitions
- Now That You Know: A Stoic Response to Injustice During Pride Month
- Listen to Lead
- When the Ground Shifts: A Stoic Response to Loss and Uncertainty
- “You Belong Every Place” — Stoic Wisdom and the Freedom of Self-Acceptance
- The Quiet Success of Inner Peace
- James Stockdale: Resilience, Reality, and the Courage to Endure
- Willing or Dragged: Cleanthes, Fate, and the Way of Alignment
- Getting Back Up
- The Silence Between Us
- Amor Fati: Love What Happens
- Warriors for Justice: A Stoic Response to Robert Reich
- A Way Out of No Way: John Lewis and the Moral Will
- Boone, Facebook, and Marcus Aurelius…Oh My
- Rising from the Defeat That Wasn’t
- Do We Define Our Stories, or Do They Define Us?
- Stoicism Journey: Evening Reflection
- When the Other Shoe Drops: Practicing Premeditatio Malorum
- The Graduation Gift
- Stoic Practices: The Dichotomy of Control
- Memento Mori: A Practice for the Living
- Embracing the Unforeseen
- Expecting Trouble-Premeditatio Malorum
- A Flicker Toward Life
- Am I A Stoic? AI Says…meh
- The Stoic Practice of Patience
- The View from Above
- Sympatheia — The Web of Our Shared Humanity
- Apatheia in Practice
- Friendship and Impermanence
- Grief in Pieces
- Hope in the Ripples
- Stoic Practices: Journaling
- Living the Last Best Moment – A Stoic Practice
- Why We Turn to the Stoics: Wisdom for Troubled Times
- Stoic Practices: Role Models
- Attention to the Present Moment
- Stoic Practices: Morning Reflection
- Rehearsing Virtue in Small Daily Acts
- Stoic Practices: Contemplation of Nature
- Practicing Memento Mori: Learning to Live by Remembering Death
- Stoic Practices: Friendship and Mentorship
- Stoic Practices: Voluntary Discomfort
- Stoic Practices: Negative Visualization
- Thinking Our Way to Character
- Stoic Practice: Rehearsing Death and Accepting Fate
- Virtues: Acceptance
- How to Begin the Stoic Practices
- Introduction to Stoic Virtues
Causes of The Gay
This is a series dedicated to the (often crazy) explanations for the causes of homosexuality.
Total Posts: 4
Stoicism Practices
This series of essays will discuss the commonly used Stoic Practices and how we come to them, and how they help us.
Total Posts: 15- How to Begin the Stoic Practices
- Stoic Practices: Negative Visualization
- Stoic Practice: Rehearsing Death and Accepting Fate
- Stoic Practices: Voluntary Discomfort
- Stoic Practices: Friendship and Mentorship
- Practicing Memento Mori: Learning to Live by Remembering Death
- Stoic Practices: Contemplation of Nature
- Rehearsing Virtue in Small Daily Acts
- Stoic Practices: Morning Reflection
- Stoic Practices: Role Models
- Stoic Practices: Journaling
- Apatheia in Practice
- Sympatheia — The Web of Our Shared Humanity
- The View from Above
- The Stoic Practice of Patience
Deep Thoughts
This is series is based on the collection of quotes which display in the sidebar of this site. I try to offer some insight into the background of the quote and its author, and some thoughts on my interpretation.
Total Posts: 36- Darwin on Today’s Economy
- Imagination and Knowledge
- Life in Abundance
- From the Tao Te Ching
- Creating A Culture Of Peace
- Deep Thoughts: The Series
- The Golden Opportunity Is In Yourself Alone
- The Great Opportunity Is Where You Are
- Make the Circumstances You Want
- Honesty Pushes You Forward
- Choose The Way Of Life
- Emerson Explains Karma
- An Idea Whose Time Has Come
- The Advantages of Heaven and Hell
- The Journey Matters
- We Must Sail
- Discovering The Limits of the Possible.
- Respecting Nature
- Basic Decency and Goodness
- A Drop In the Ocean
- The Price of Success
- The Immortal Flow of Energy
- Wilderness
- Power Is An End
- Seek help first for a friend.
- Use it or lose it.
- Never Lose A Holy Curiosity
- The Mysterious, Source of All True Art and Science
- A Heart Full of Grace
- Never Haste to Day’s End
- Your Legacy?
- Can’t Defeat Sunrise or Hope
- Who’s The Smartest One of All?
- My Creed
- “Healing or Hiding?”
- The Art of Un-Becoming
The Stoic Virtues
This is a sub-series of the Stoicism Journey, and is a group of essays discussing the Virtues considered the capstone of Stoicism.
Total Posts: 2
Deep Questions
We’ve all had the experience of suddenly wondering why something is referred to into a particular way, how things work, or where something comes from. In this series, I’ve used the inter-tubes to find what I can about a particular nagging question.
Total Posts: 40- Will the Penny Ever Go Away
- Where Did “Rock and Roll” Come From?
- Why Are Left Handed People Called Southpaws
- Why does it cost more to mail a square greeting card than a rectangular one?
- Why Psychiatrists Are Called Shrinks
- Where Is The Hottest Place on Earth?
- Do You Know The Difference Betwee e.g. and i.e.?
- Who Invented Long Island Iced Tea
- Why You Can’t Sneeze With Your Eyes Open
- Why Do We Scratch Our Itches?
- How Do Touchscreens Work?
- From Whence Comes Pepper
- Why Golf Courses Have 18 Holes
- What Does Esquire Mean?
- What Is The Ark of the Covenant
- Can One Literally Die From Laughter?
- What Does The “Rx” Sign Mean?
- Ever Wonder Who Wrote Happy Birthday To You?
- Why Dogs Don’t Live As Long As People
- For Whom is Geoge Mason University Named?
- Where Do Queen Bees Come From?
- Where Did “That’s All She Wrote” Come From?
- Why We Bless Sneezers
- Why Do Beans Give Us Gas?
- What is The Longest Film Ever Made?
- If Skin Sheds, Why Do Tattoos Last Forever?
- Who was the first Elvis impersonator?
- How are winners selected for the Nobel Peace Prize?
- Can you really count the seconds between lightening and thunder to determine how far away it is?
- Do earlobes have a purpose?
- What’s the most fuel efficient car?
- Is there such a thing as a Second World Country
- Is the MGM lion yawning?
- When did we start paying, "A penny for your thoughts."
- Whose the majority, males or females?
- Are digital cameras more popular than film cameras?
- Why do we call them "Piggy Banks"?
- How many murders go unsolved each year in the U.S.?
- Whatever happened to the USFL?
- Why do we refer to "a pair of pants" when referring to one garment?
Say It To My Face
I have recently decided to no longer standby as falsehoods are spread about the LGBT community, and we are used for political gain. When a public figure says something stupid, I’m going to call them to discuss it with them or a staff member.
Total Posts: 2