Tag: people

  • A Relatable Character

    A Relatable Character

    While we condemn Magneto’s more extreme actions, we do one thing for him: we try to understand his plight and relate.

  • Identity Politics

    Identity Politics

    I cannot fathom being so far removed from my actions that I could believe who I am as a person is in any way detached from my political choices or that it should be. Yet here I am, on social media, reading people decrying the the evils and dangers of identity politics. Where did we […]

  • Faith and Politics: Part One of Many

    Full disclosure: I’m Christian and the crazy kind that makes religious and non-religious people very uncomfortable or completely at-ease depending. With that in mind, I have got to have this conversation with my extended family about the way you are responding to these issues with the current presidency, political and social climate, and just in […]

  • Let's Be Honest: Part I

    Another week where my pen refuses to move so we’re here again. However, this is a special note related to social media because mental and emotional health are important as is the much-avoided subject of honesty. So let’s be honest about things. I’ve seen so many postings about protesters burning things and destroying their communities (football […]

  • Mentorship

    Over the years, I’ve carried a secret mission to find a mentor of some kind. This has proven very difficult in a time where the most common answer to a question is, “you could probably google that”. The thing is, even though answers are a lot more accessible than they have ever been, there is […]