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You’re not a damn “realist”

Posted on October 29, 2015 by sparky

You know what really grinds my gears? Someone asks that old chestnut “Are you an optimist, or a pessimist?” and someone just has to pipe up to say “I’m a realist”. No you’re not. You haven’t even thought through what that might actually mean. This is a question about bias. What they really mean when…

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Engage

Posted on June 30, 2015 by sparky

So this month, a few things happened: The SCOTUS effectively legalized gay marriage nationwide. The response from the religious right has been predictable, with Christians dragging their tails and moping around, with cries that they are “deeply saddened”, perhaps not realizing that everyone knows that “deeply saddened” and “hate the sin, love the sinner” are…

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