A life in words

  • Ron Paul: From Terrible Ideas to Bad Ideas AND Searching for a Philosopher King?

     VS? VS? After last night reading two disheartening Washington Post articles about the Vice President’s twisted policies, I was interested to learn about Ron Paul. I thought I remembered someone I know mentioning him as a favorite when he watched the debates, so could Mr. Paul be the Messiah candidate who will come to save…

  • Beginning a New Poem

    After an institute class about the Beast and the Dragon in the Revelation of John, I started writing a poem, which currently consists of the following. Oh, and please note that the lines in the large font indicate new sections. Each of these is actually just one stanza, most of which are sonnet-like with 14…

  • What the Blog?!?

    I’m sure ten million blog posts around the English-speaking world have started with that title, and that rightfully so. I’m in sort of a silly mood. I was going to set my status on Facebook as “Josh is… aspiring?” But it didn’t quite sum up all of the weird nuances of goofiness. But if I…

The past is never dead. It’s not even past.William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun (1951), act 1