I feel compelled to write this after zipping through my news feeds and reading the persistently biased headlines of our lovely mainstream media. Human beings are just that – they are human beings. Regardless of your opinion (which, ironically, is usually formulated based upon third party reporting without any first hand interaction whatsoever), people generally … More Human Beings are Not One Dimensional
In my quest to promote my book, I have to keep something in mind. There was one very specific reason as to why I wrote it. My original goal was to build my mom a library. After speaking with the city manager of the town which I’m from, I learned that our local library was … More Purpose
President. Police officer. CEO. Pastor. Janitor. Actor. Friend. Dishonest. Generous. Lobbyists. Girl Scouts. Dog lovers. Black. White. All of the words you just read are used to describe individuals – or entire groups of people. Behind each of these labels lie actual people. Human beings, no different than you or I. I’d like for us … More Labels: How They Cloud Our Judgment
Well, now that I’m done with book # 2, I can start committing time and energy into something other than actually writing. Marketing, here we go. Its funny to realize throughout this process of becoming a writer how many stages there are. First, you think to yourself : Man, I bet its hard to write a … More The Time Has Come To Market
Sometimes there’s an unmistakable instinct where you look at someone and realize – they’ll do whatever it takes to accomplish (x). Consider this one of those instances. There is much I would like to accomplish with my writing, but it’s difficult to blindly attempt to continue without the guidance of someone versed in the industry. … More I need a literary agent
I recently watched a very entertaining documentary that highlighted some of the antics of the well-known hacker group, Anonymous. Admittedly, before I viewed it, I didn’t have a whole heck of a lot of knowledge about the group. I, probably like most of you, assumed that Anonymous was a small group of hooded kids in their … More Don’t Piss Off Anonymous
Yesterday I posted the results of my little project to figure out why some people have negative perceptions of black culture. That’s all well and good – but now what? What can we do now that we’re armed with this knowledge? Being able to apply these answers to fight racism was my intention from the … More Roots of Racism: Applying What I’ve Learned
Opinions. For better or worse, they define us as individuals. The very fact that we foster certain opinions while rejecting others is precisely what makes human cognition so complex. Every day, our subconscious personalities direct our actions in a way that projects our opinions and values -whether we are actively aware of this or not, … More Roots of Racism: a Quest to Discover “Why”
I’ve decided to post the Chapters to Currency, my three-part historical fiction tale of the inception/evolution/elimination of fiat money, one at a time as I write them. Basically the story will be posted in an episodic format one chapter at a time. I’m going to consolidate them as I post them in its own page, … More Currency: Chapter 2
So I think I’ve decided to write currency out on my blog, since I’ve taken such an interest in it. Perhaps later I’ll wrap it into a book, but I like the suspense of periodic installments. Plus this way its free, which is always a plus. First chapter below. Warning: might be a bit weird. … More Currency: Chapter 1
How the World Should Work 