I typically avoid writing about politics and religion on my blog. But recently, I took a stab at politics and it generated some healthy discourse. So I’ve decided to up the ante and venture into the realm of religion. If you’re offended, please leave a comment!
Remember the day your high school English teacher said that [...]
I think this clip from The Daily Show does a great job of depicting the religious hypocrisy in our society (don’t turn it off at least until you see Sarah Palin!).
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I’m boycotting Fourth of July this year. Instead of BBQ and fireworks, I’ll be dining with my British friends.
Fourth of July has always been [...]
Marketing in today’s multinational capitalistic world is ubiquitous – like air it surrounds us but is invisible. Sure there are the neon signs, the gigantic billboards, the clearly marked advertorials. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface, the world is plastered with marketing. From the narratives we hear expressed on the [...]
I’m in limbo, tossed about in a Taoist funk: “you cannot change the world,” it says, “so change yourself.” Adapt, adjust, compromise. Go with the flow.
Long have I resisted this reasoning. It goes against my programming – the ideal that “anything is possible if you put your mind to it.” I don’t know if this [...]
Another year passes by. We’re all standing here as the giant shadow of the second hand passes overhead. Waiting to see what another year will hold.
Is time an hour glass, accumulating moments and memories until the sand runs out?
Or a clock, going round and round without start or finish?
Or a calendar, moving in one [...]
What’s some people’s problem with progress?
I haven’t been on this planet very long, but I have made my peace with progress: the principle that things only move in one direction, forward.
The wheels of progress can be accelerated and they can be slowed. But there is no reverse gear on society. Try to turn it around [...]
I watched “2012.” It’s doing great at the Beijing box office. A big-budget Hollywood movie in which China saves the day. (”Finally,” says the guy seated behind me.) You should have heard the audiences reaction when the People’s Liberation Army helicopter lands and the soldier says, “Welcome to the People’s Republic of China.”
Classic.
What did I [...]
“You know that feeling you get walking down the street in a big city? It’s the feeling of anonymity. Like even though you’re surrounded by people, you don’t know who anyone is, and no one knows who you are either.
“It’s totally the opposite of being in a small town,” I continued. “In a small town, [...]
