Personal freedom

Men and women ARE different, and how we interact with the opposite sex is significant, and depicted about how we view our roles in society. I just had an interesting conversation with two 20-something women* about male/female dynamics in budding relationships. Laney's been married one year, Mona's been dating a guy for one month, and me, married for 5 years.  Read More »

I rewrite lyrics to mean something to me, I also find connections between me and things in my world.

I have found a connection with me to this song by the Fray.

He, they, sings meaningful lyrics that touch people, people question their reasons but I rather just listen to the music but sometimes I find myself sucked into the cycle of knowing why someone wrote certain words...  Read More »

What is the state of the modern American mind? Where is our society headed, and how did we get where we are? What is our responsibility to our fellow man? How do we achieve progress in these uncertain times? What is “progress,” anyway?  Read More »

Wear it loud and proud
Donning gear from another school is a bit of a slap in the face
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/28102
Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 03/12/2009

I am not a fashion guy. What brand someone wears does not define who they are. However, there is one fashion choice that just really bothers me – when a WSU student wears another college’s gear.  Read More »

...is to break us, show us who we are, sort through the pieces, discard
the undesirable, and re-build us in the image of our Maker. The whole
process is, in the most simplistic terms possible, NOT fun. Ever. And
if anyone says they’re having fun, they’re lying. I’m not saying joy is
impossible (for we are actually told to be joyful in the midst of  Read More »

If you've had an eye on the news the past week, you'd know that today is the 10th Anniversary of the Columbine shooting. For those reading who might not be old enough to remember (wow, that's a hell of a thought for me), April 20, 1999 was the day that two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, went into their school with the intent of killing more people than Timothy McVeigh killed at the Oklahoma City bombing. What ended up happening was a school shooting that was covered so quickly by the media that it essentially turned into a circus of badly reported news. As a result, all the "facts" known about Columbine couldn't be farther from the truth, and after ten years, people are just now seeing the real facts.

They were bullied? They were part of the Trench Coat Mafia? They listened to Marilyn Manson? Yes, everything you think you know about Columbine is wrong.  Read More »

Yikes, touchy subject right? This issue is on the minds of millions. But this is essentially the response that Miss America first runner-up California's Carrie Prejean gave last night on the Miss America Pageant contest. Infamous online celebrity gossiper, and totally gay dude Perez Hilton asked Prejean the tough question. (I felt sorry for the girl when she got it.  Read More »

"Synecdoche, New York" is an intriguing, thought-provoking drama about_______________________________________. (fill in the blank)  Read More »