Hey, what’s the world? The whole world? What’s it made of? Anyone? I don’t mean geology and volcanology and sh--. I mean socially. Societies. The collective, intertwined societies that fall under the different classes of government—democracy, theocracy, autocracy, you name it. You’re going to find significant differences in each one, but you’re also going to … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – April 19, 2024
When I was around 12, my local parish told me I had to start “studying” to receive the right to what all tweenage Christians realize is the awesomest part of going to church: communion—which, among the Lutherans, meant you had to understand the wine before you could chug the wine. I remember one day in … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – March 29, 2024
You know, you do a thing long enough, one which involves not only seeing much of the same dry, dull unpleasantness day in and day out—but also injustice, inequity, unfairness and various ways of indirect and direct silencing—and you start to get cynical. I’m starting to get cynical. Or maybe I’m just bored. I don’t … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – June 9, 2023