American Gaijin
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Confessions of a Serial Failure
This post may not be the best one I’ve ever written. It won’t be the greatest, won’t get a hundred thousand views, hell, won’t get a hundred. But it’s probably going to be the one that is the most personally impactful to me, because I finally understand something about me that I didn’t before. And…
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Being Human
Some weeks, months, years, are more difficult than others. The last couple of weeks have been more difficult than most. I will not go into deep detail, as that is not necessary. I will simply say that the feelings of isolation and alienation became acute to the point of overwhelming, and I have realized that…
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Alien (Gaijin)
There have been, and are, several reasons for this site. But I think ultimately the reason I created and still write in this site is to help me work out stuff by writing, and I just so happen to do it publicly sometimes. I need to do that now. So, here we go. If I…
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Not Suffering Fools Gladly
There is something about me that I have not exactly kept hidden, but I’ve kind of downplayed it. Whenever I say this out loud, I tend to try to soften it. I will say something like “present company excepted”, or “but I don’t mean YOU”, or any similar words that are intended to soften what…
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Seeking a Voice
I have tried to write several posts over the past week, and have failed with each one What I wanted to say wasn’t working. I also was listening to a few lectures by Leonard Nimoy. He had some very interesting things to say about his acting career, and one that struck me was something he…
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The Utter Implosion of the Democratic Party
I want to write a post tonight, a semi-venty post, about American politics. I don’t intend to write a “social justice” post, though politics and that topic are so intermixed right now, I won’t be able to entirely avoid the topic. If you have no interest in US politics, or my thoughts on US politics,…
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Reconfiguration
I haven’t posted here for a while. I tried once, and I just couldn’t. So instead, I’ll just post a bit of an update on how I’m doing, for those who might care, and we’ll just go from there. I’ve had some tooth problems for quite a while, since before COVID. Truth is, I hate…
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Why Science Fiction Sucks
I have written previously about why I like science fiction. Now let me tell you why it sucks. And how that relates to our current political situation. I’ve always been a fan of science fiction. I enjoy thinking about speculative technology, and like nothing more than learning about a new and heretofore unknown physical principle…