This post was a long time in its making. It is the result of a personal journey of discovery, understanding, reflection, and growth. But more importantly it is an affirmation of who, and what, I am. First off, who am I. I am someone who has chosen to live part of her life in Second … Continue reading What kind of person am I, afer all?
I am still reeling from the results of the American elections. My throat is sore from screaming into a pillow on Wednesday after knowing them... But damn, was that a good catharsis. That same Wednesday, a good friend of mine also showed me something that I had failed to see. Amidst the flotsam, there is … Continue reading The way forward
This post is likely to bring some flak on me. It needs to be said, however; not only because it must be said, but also because hypocrisies must out, regardless of who commits them. Israelis and Arabs are both on the wrong side of history in Lebanon and Gaza. There, I've said it. There's no … Continue reading Palestine and Israel: a Problem with no Innocents
The 2022 electoral cycle is finally ending in the United States. The dust is still settling over which party will control the House of Representatives, but it seems quite clear-cut that the Democratic party will retain or even expand its control in the US Senate. I think it is safe to say that the world … Continue reading 2022 Election Postmortem
You'll be surprised to know that I was brought up in a conservative family; You'll be even more surprised to know that I am staunchly in opposition to the current "Conservative" ideology of the Republican Party in the USA. Why is this so? Simply put, the so-called «Conservatives» in the US have become a walking … Continue reading Some thoughts about American “Conservatives”
Today something happened that made me feel less of a person. Today a group of mostly men decided that somehow we do not have the right to control our body. Today that group of mostly men just said, "You women are 2nd class citizens." I refuse that. I refuse to be considered second class; I … Continue reading Today I am not okay
Those who know me know that my academic background is in Economics. Of course this would mean that in theory I should be all in favour of free markets, small regulation, business self regulation, and as little government as possible. This could not be farther from the truth. The truth is, I do not believe … Continue reading About supply side and healthcare
I know, I know. I had promised I would keep politics out of this blog. It's inevitable this time, because the argument I want to talk about is political, in a sense. I promise I will try to keep the politicking to a minimum. Democracy. What a wonderful system of governance. A construct where instead … Continue reading Apathy
This post was published earlier this year. I repost it today, lightly revised. 06/06/2024: More revisions to this in light of recent events. Today I want to write about a product in Second Life. The product name is "It's NOT Mine!" (from here on out referred to as INM) and the product's creator is a … Continue reading A disclaimer about “It’s Not Mine!”
Apparently there's a meme circulating on the Internet where a gun-toting Marjorie Taylor Greene is depicted on one side and on the other she is quoted as saying, in defense of why Spanish should not be taught at schools in the US, that "in this white, Christian nation, if English was good enough for Jesus, … Continue reading Burning ignorance
