• Playing the Lottery

    There are 259 million possible ticket number combinations for Powerball. What are the chances two people will win with the same numbers?

  • Fake it ’til You Make it

    Figure out what sort of person you want to be, then start doing the things that sort of person would do. Even if you don’t feel like it.

  • The Right to Assemble

    If you ignore injustice in any form, you’re silently consenting and just as damnable as the perpetrators.

  • Finding my Faith

    A friend once told me I was the “worldliest Christian” he knew. Some would take offense at the label, but he meant it as a compliment. I understood more about the way the non-churched world worked than he expected, and he was both surprised and pleased I was willing to step outside of Christian subculture to walk in and work with the world around me. There’s a reason I’m willing to do that.

  • Us versus Them

    September 11th was a hugely unifying event for (most) Americans. It still created an “us” and “them” division, though.

  • Flat Hierarchy

    I learned about a flattened-hierarchical organization structure in college. I’ve used it everywhere I could ever since.

  • Be the one to step up

    Always take the initiative, even if it forces you out of your comfort zone. No one will notice you otherwise.

  • Culture Fair

    Can a white person have “culture?”

  • More than a Hashtag

    Generalizations are dangerous. Generalizations based on an unchangeable, non-elective, personal characteristic are even more so.

  • Blogging Patrons

    I’d like to experiment with seeking a patron or two to help fund running this site. Interested? You can donate in the sidebar.