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Category Archives: Personal
My First Five Years
I’ve been asking family about my first five years, because I hardly remember them. I’m told I was an anxious needy child who sought constant reassurance. I loved to play games, particularly anything to do with killing. I drew a … Continue reading
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Relies Are Beaut, Mate
I don’t have any relies (relatives) in America, not close ones anyway, but I have relies all over Queensland and it’s beaut, mate. I don’t often run into people in America who look like me and think like me and … Continue reading
Reflections On Turning 48
May 25, 7 p.m. I double-check I’ve got what I need for my three weeks in Australia, I grab my bag and three letters to post, and walk out the door to the bus stop. I feel anxious because I … Continue reading
Family Patterns
I notice that when I get around family, we all tend to act according to the patterns we developed decades ago. As I fly to Australia tonight, I want to see my family with fresh eyes. I want to see … Continue reading
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Santa Barbara killer Elliot Rodger
I’m fascinated by the Santa Barbara killer Elliot Rodger in the same way I’m fascinated, on occasion, by Lee Harvey Oswald, Timothy McVeigh, Mark David Chapman, John Hinckley, etc. I feel like I understand these guys because I share their … Continue reading
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Where Am I Better Than The Average Mexican?
My friend says my self-deprecating humor (telling everyone I’m a felon, that I trade my services for vegie macs) lowers my esteem in other’s eyes and he’s recommending I type up a letter of recommendation for myself that he’ll sign … Continue reading
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People Who Talk About Themselves
I suffer from this flaw and I think this explanation from Dr. Drew Pinsky is right on. Dennis complained that when he first was on radio in the 1980s, celebrities would invite him over to their homes and all but … Continue reading
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Who Is Our Most Important Journalist?
According to Weekend Pundit: [Nicholas] Wade, an established science writer for thirty years with The New York Times, has recently published a book, A Troublesome Inheritance, that has merits according to some reviewers like Jared Taylor and John Derbyshire. It … Continue reading
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Jewish Paranoia vs Christian Faith
I was walking into a party a while ago and ran into two goyim. One guy had tattooed writing up his arm. “What does that writing mean?” I asked. “Kill the Jews?” “No,” he said, shaking his head. “It says … Continue reading
I’m Going To Try To Care For Other People
I was watching a documentary the other day about the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Timothy McVeigh was the protagonist and I spent my mind time during the show pondering why he acted as he did and wondering what he … Continue reading
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