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Introduction This is a was a rewrite of a character history for a D&D 4E game that I did for a player at our table, the 16 year old son of one of the players, who wanted to intertwine his history with my character’s. I worked with him on his history and then he sent it […]
Continue ReadingSo, for my birthday I have somehow convinced my wife to get me a Barnes and Nobles gift certificate so I can purchase a college text book on Constitutional Law -Â Constitutional Law: Principles And Policies (~ 1300 pages) and I have also somehow convinced her to let me take vacation next week so I can […]
Continue ReadingI recently finished the book Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality. It is an excellent and life altering book. It really ties together a lot of what I have read about evolutionary psychology and evolutionary biology. If you have not read this book, or even if you have never read an evolutionary […]
Continue ReadingI am currently reading the new book ” Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality” which is a book on Evolutionary Psychology, which for me, is a really fascinating topic. I think I have the table copied over correctly. It is a great book so far. This table occurs in Chapter 3 and […]
Continue ReadingAbout Me This is all written from the standpoint of an 35 year old married native-born American male who was a member of the military. I have traveled the world while in and out of the military, and I have family in Belarus since my wife is Belarussian. I speak some Russian (enough to know […]
Continue ReadingThis just shows the power of the internet to bring people together. I could listen to this sort of music all day. Playing for Change brings musicians from around the world to perform for each song in a beautiful and progressive layering of talent from around the world – Zimbabwe, India, Ireland, Tibet, United States, […]
Continue ReadingI have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “My faith (part VII) – Conclusion. In this seven part series I have tried to cover as thoroughly as possible the primary influences to my spiritual path so that you can see where I have come from and, potentially, to assist you to more […]
Continue ReadingI have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “My faith (part VI) – The influence of Unitarian Universalism, Free Thought, and the ULC. Unitarian Universalism (UU) Assuming you believe in a creator at all, we Unitarian Universalists believe that there is only one creator regardless of your polytheistic or monotheistic leanings. We are all praying […]
Continue ReadingI have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “My faith (part V) – The Influence of Micronationalism and Esperanto. Micronationalism and Esperanto are both apart of the civil activism facet of my faith. Micronationalism reinforced my political needs as well as fostering thoughts of globalization. Esperanto had a similar effect as well providing […]
Continue ReadingI have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “My faith (part IV) – The influence of civil rights and globalization. The issue that was the formative impetus for my exploration into my spiritual and, by extension, my political beliefs was the gay rights movement, which I have supported for a long time, although […]
Continue ReadingI have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “My faith (part III) – The influence of Dungeons and Dragons. I know some people will roll their eyes at this, but role playing games have been very influential on my spiritual growth. I see some peoples’ hackles being raised at this and having […]
Continue ReadingI have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “My faith (part II) – The influence of a ‘A Chosen Faith’“ In the book titled ‘A Chosen Faith: an Introduction to Unitarian Universalism‘ the authors describe something that resonated very strongly with me. They described all of humanity as being inside a cathedral […]
Continue ReadingI have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “UU minister, Rev. Forrest Church, has passed“ Yesterday, the prominent Unitarian Universalist minister and writer, Rev. Forrest Church, has passed away from esophageal cancer. Rev. Church was the Minister of Public Theology at the Church Of All Souls in New York City. He was a prolific author […]
Continue ReadingI have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “My faith (part I) – The beginning” All of the articles in this 7 part series will help to detail the things that are part of my faith and how I came to them in my journey: I was brought up Methodist, but my family stopped […]
Continue ReadingI have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “Sacred Sexuality” Sexuality is too often something that is thought of as sinful and something to be ashamed of. Sexual liberation is equated with perversion, moral weakness, or even in some places, a psychological illness. The United States, with its socio-cultural values deeply rooted […]
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