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on Motives to Writing
Why do we do the things we do? Motivation to the apparently inexplicable is a theme throughout Malmaxa. Few things are ever done “for no reason”, but to comprehend the reasons for apparently inexplicable acts we need to understand the … Continue reading
on Loyalty
In my “real” job I work with law enforcement agencies virtually every day. I have enormous respect for the vast majority of them, not because they “lay their lives on the line every day“, which in my opinion is the … Continue reading
on Transgender Restrooms
Restrooms are not about sex, they are about gender. When it comes to evacuating your bowels the sex you identify with does not matter, your gender does. Before you join the current hysteria and scream “Discrimination!“, stop, draw a few … Continue reading
on Hope
Hope is like a light, and it is itself the switch. For anyone who reads my blog the words above may sound familiar, probably because they are. I said something similar in my post “on Belief”, where I said “I … Continue reading
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on Disappointment
Prepare to be disappointed. Before you continue reading I encourage you to question each of my assertions. Please don’t trust me, do the research for yourself. To that end you’ll find many of the embedded links are Google searches, phrased … Continue reading
on Time Spent
From a few days ago as I sat eating dinner alone hundreds of miles from home… A couple with two young children sit at the table next to mine. Twenty minutes pass before they speak to each other for the … Continue reading
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on Mankind’s Course
We require sleep. But that isn’t what this post is about, so why am I beginning with that statement? Because everything matters. Everything. That we require sleep isn’t an opinion, it is an established fact. Experiments involving various creatures we … Continue reading
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on Our Children
Today is my favorite youngest daughter’s birthday. A few days ago Julia demanded I write a blog post in celebration of this auspicious day. Actually she didn’t really, one of the many things I like about her is that she … Continue reading
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on Parental Authority
This post is a brief addition and clarification of “on Father-Figures“, so if you haven’t already read it please consider starting there. I don’t believe there has ever been any question of my parental authority with my children. Indeed I … Continue reading
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on Father-Figures
As we age how we treat our children, and how we want them to treat us changes. A lot. With our first two children, Tamryn and Dannielle, my primary concern was being their father. With our younger two, Gareth and … Continue reading
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on Little Things
A funny thing happened today. It made me feel very good, so naturally I want to share it with the world. One of the programmers at the company I work for is an oriental lady named Waverly Chang who hails … Continue reading
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on Farewells.
To say farewell to those we love is bittersweet, even when we anticipate seeing them again. We have all experienced such partings, most likely many many times. Perhaps at a rare family gathering, during which bonds of blood are renewed. … Continue reading
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on Depression
My firstborn suffered from depression, I suspect she still does. It has taken me many years to realize its most likely origin is not her mother, but me. ~ Depression ~ ~ My eyes I dry, I must not weep, … Continue reading
on Social Media
Social Media had so much potential… it promised faster, easier, more robust, and vastly more interactive ways to communicate with friends and family. What happened? What happened to destroy its promise? What turned Social Media from social, to selling? When … Continue reading
on Aged Beauty
Beauty cries out to be shared. It need not be polished, nor shiny, nor bright, nor new. Beauty is everywhere, if only we choose to see it. And yes, I believe the perception of beauty is something that improves with … Continue reading