Monthly Archives: July 2018

A Cage Of Your Own Making: Part 2: Better Outcomes

Posted on July 7, 2018 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Tragedy comes from flawed character, not capricious fate. Not everyone has flawed character. Example #1 is George Washington. George Washington was known as President George Washington and not King Washington. Why? Because he retired. He quit! He had people begging … Continue reading →

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A Cage Of Your Own Making: Part 1: Bad Outcomes

Posted on July 6, 2018 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Those who lust for power become its casualties. I have mixed feelings about this. It’s anywhere from painful to cathartic to schadenfreud-tastic to see it in real life. The Greeks had it all figured out. Roughly, a tragic flaw (called hamaratia and … Continue reading →

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The Zombie Apocalypse Has Gotten Worse

Posted on July 5, 2018 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Last week, I found out (from Knuckledraggin’) that my favorite bourbon distillery (1792!) had a tragedy. Things just went from bad to worse: It’s a nightmare.

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The Constitution Of The United States Of America

Posted on July 4, 2018 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

[The Magna Carta was signed in 1215. It was a ballsy move to force a king to do anything. Would it be worth the paper it was written on? A king, even one in a temporarily weak condition, might rise … Continue reading →

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The Stories Write Themselves

Posted on July 3, 2018 by AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Satire (and humor) works best when exaggeration is allowed to grow from a seed of truth. Enjoy. From Don Surber comes The generic editorial against Trump’s next pick: “This is not who we are. We are better than this. These … Continue reading →

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