Author Archives: JC

A Misleading Title

Posted on August 8, 2020 by JC

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson HarperOne, September 13th, 2016 I have an assumption that any books prominently displayed in airport bookstores are not worth reading; let alone buying. The main reason for this is … Continue reading →

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Hyborian Thoughts

Posted on August 5, 2020 by JC

I have been fascinated by the character Conan since I was a child and it is funny that all this fascination never led me to going to the source as I have done recently. Just this week I finished reading … Continue reading →

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So QAnon is real then.

Posted on July 28, 2020 by JC

https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1285726277719199746?s=20 I’ve followed the QAnon on and off but never obsessively. I occasionally check the extensive coverage on Neon Revolt but I would never say I was on board with it as a whole. Similar with many current goings-on, there … Continue reading →

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Fisking Fletcher on the Latin Mass

Posted on July 18, 2020 by JC

I love reading a good fisking but I’ve seldom done one on the blog with only this one coming up in a search. The following article about the Latin Mass appeared in the National Catholic Register in November last year … Continue reading →

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The Bridge of Dreams

Posted on July 12, 2020 by JC

A few months ago I finished reading The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikubu. At over a thousand dense pages with plenty of footnotes, it was no small undertaking but absolutely worth the effort. This post will be something of … Continue reading →

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Your silence isn’t enough.

Posted on July 4, 2020 by JC

More: The maxim of the law is: ‘Silence Gives Consent’. If therefore, you wish to construe what my silence ‘betokened’, you must construe that I consented, not that I denied. Cromwell: Is that what the world in fact construes from … Continue reading →

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Nobles and Peasants

Posted on June 27, 2020 by JC

I used to occasionally see an opinion article appear in the newspaper lamenting the democratic process because of the kind of people that were allowed to have a say. This was usually written by a some leftist who’d just seen … Continue reading →

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Let Sodom Burn Sodom

Posted on June 20, 2020 by JC

There are two jokes about places like San Francisco that I like. One is that if God doesn’t destroy it soon, he is going to owe Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.  The other is mischievously observing that there must still … Continue reading →

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Battlestar Galactica: Rewatching the Reimagining

Posted on June 14, 2020 by JC

Late last month I finished a re-watching of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining which began as a miniseries in late 2003 and ran for four seasons from 2004 until 2009. I often mention that I don’t watch TV on this blog … Continue reading →

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The 30-Day Video Game Music Challenge

Posted on June 6, 2020 by JC

Game Sack covered this on the most recent episode and since I’m particularly fond of video game music, I thought I’d join in too. I’m not on Twitter or any social media and I usually avoid low-effort content here so … Continue reading →

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