Category Archives: Personal

Visit to Marian Valley

Posted on August 16, 2020 by JC

I recently visited the Marian Valley in Queensland, Australia. It is within the Archdiocese of Brisbane and run by the Monastic Order of St. Paul the First Hermit. This was my first visit and it is a wonderful place for … Continue reading →

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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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Observations on Face Masks

Posted on May 2, 2020 by JC

I began writing this as an email but it ended up being a lot more detailed than I initially expected so I have turned it into a post. These are just some of my observations from my time living in … Continue reading →

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Anticipation (Short Story)

Posted on February 2, 2020 by JC

This is a short story I wrote last year for a competition that I didn’t win. I wrote it fairly fast and just before the deadline. I do am not making an excuse for its quality, just stating how it … Continue reading →

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The Absolute State of Video Games

Posted on May 26, 2019 by JC

As one of my resolutions for this year is to reduce the amount I play/buy and my overall involvement with gaming as a hobby, I have naturally been reflecting on the reasons why I came to make this decision. There … Continue reading →

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Debt & Complacency

Posted on December 16, 2018 by JC

Modern society is run on debt and complacency. To make clear what I mean by these two words, I mean debt in the normal monetary sense and complacency much as it is generally understood as contentment without regard or recognition … Continue reading →

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Forgiven or Unforgiven?

Posted on September 23, 2018 by JC

I am ashamed of many things I did when I was a teenager. And if I could, I would go back and try to stop myself from doing them. I imagine many people feel the same way. There are even … Continue reading →

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A Right To Happiness

Posted on February 24, 2018 by JC

We thus advance towards a state of society in which not only each man but every impulse in each man claims carte blanche. And then, though our technological skill may help us survive a little longer, our civilization will have … Continue reading →

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Mistaken Self-Importance

Posted on January 14, 2018 by JC

I recently read Fooled By Randomness which was the first book in what became Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Incerto. I am eagerly anticipating his new book which comes out next month and if you do actually read here, you will know I’m … Continue reading →

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TMNT & Masculinity

Posted on December 10, 2017 by JC

It is normal or at least it was normal years ago to expect the worst of Hollywood treatments of popular comic books, children’s cartoons and video games. And with the exception of the latter, this is not as true as … Continue reading →

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