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Posted in Love, Musings and Prose, Writing
Tagged Inspiration Point, Love, Newport Beach, regret, sorrow, villain
The Legitimate State’s Right to Control Immigration
A quick note before beginning: I wrote this as a member of an extant state, in the real world. I didn’t waste my time drawing up a libertarian argument for the way things should be, and especially not under ideal … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Aliens and Citizens, anarchism, DREAM Act, DREAMers, flood of immigrants, freedom of association, freedom of movement, Immigration, Immigration and freedom of association, immigration crisis, Joseph Carens, libertarians on immigration, luck egalitarian, Mexican border, Mexicans, Mexico, open borders, relation equality, statism, Texas immigration crisis, Texas immigration flood
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Thoughts on Impermanence: Schopenhauer
I believe it is time for my return to serious philosophical enquiry. One can only be permitted to dwell in grief for so long. The content of my mind will be the final monument to a love so cherished, and … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged Arthur Schopenhauer, impermanence, pessimism, philosophy, Schopenhauer
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To Be Born Again…
I feel like doing something drastic. At this point I think something drastic is necessary. I feel like shaving my beard. Or my head. Maybe both. I feel like getting all of my tattoos removed, or getting a whole shit-load … Continue reading
Derealization
I hate that feeling when you don’t know what to do with yourself; when you’re alone, and there’s plenty to do, but you don’t do any of it because all of it seems foreign, like you just walked into a … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Life, Writing
Tagged anxiety, depression, Derealization, guilt, loneliness, Love, regret, remorse, sorrow
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Showered and Blue-Blazered…
I hate the early morning, and the ugly light of sunrise; it’s the harbinger of meticulously knotted ties, and thick black, bitter drinks. I hate the way I speak, as if everything is important; everything is funny, everything is fine. … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Musings and Prose, Personal Life, Writing
Tagged business, career man, corporate life, cubicle work, Love, regret, remorse, showered and blue blazered, work, working
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A Note to My Love on the Day of My Death
I fear the permanent silence that comes when death loosens the knots of life, and we slip into the undiscovered country. I fear that hole in my heart knowing that it’s something that can never be repaired; that absolution is … Continue reading
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Tagged death, Love, regret, writing
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A Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I was supposed to make a grand entry today, but I was preoccupied with the care of my friend who is recovering from reconstructive surgery as a result of a serious injury. I have left him in the care of … Continue reading
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Tagged guilt, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Love, remorse, Sadness, writing
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Philip James Donovan
Philip on Vacation with his family in Mexico May 8th is an important date. Yeah, I know that May 8, 1429 was the day that French troops under Joan of Arc rescued Orleans. But it’s important for more than that. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Life, Writing
Tagged #acab, cops killing kids, cops killing people, Elsinore HIgh School graduation, FTP, fuck the police, Grief, May 8 2004, mourning, murder, Phil Donovan, Philip Donovan, Philip James Donovan, PJD, police brutality, police murder, Riverside County Sheriff, skankin pickle, sorrow, Wildomar
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