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True Friends

Michael — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:49:36 +0000

This is not a true “rant”…as you will see by the style in which I wrote it. However it is something that needs saying and so…

What makes a true friend? I suppose that depends on who you ask. It also depends on what the term “true friend” means to the one you are asking. From [...]

Macrocosm and Apperception

Michael — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:12:22 +0000

Why have we lost touch with nature? What about us as a race has driven us to create this artificial environment of concrete and steel that separates us from that which bore us forth? Why do we turn a blind eye to the beauty and magnificence of our Mother Earth?

I do not have the answers [...]

Peregrination and Revelation

Michael — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:04:17 +0000

Relationships fail. That is a fact of life. It is a very rare thing indeed for a couple to meet and remain together their entire lives on the first try. There is a very simple explanation for that. We don’t know ourselves. It takes a lifetime of self-exploration to even begin to understand one’s self. [...]

Acumen and Affection

Michael — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:44:37 +0000

Is it really that hard to know someone? Is really understanding another person truly that difficult? How many relationships are based off misconceptions? These questions bother me because of the answers. Now I haven’t had that many romantic relationships so I am by no means an expert in the field of experience. But I can [...]

Castigations and Plagues

Michael — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:50:16 +0000

Alright, it’s time to get back to roots. I haven’t done a Rant in a long, long time. Welcome to the Real “SoapBoxRants”.

As I have said before, I am a Pagan. Before we go any further, go look up the definition. It means I am not Christian. It does not mean I worship Satan or [...]

Articulation and Percipience

Michael — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:15:53 +0000

Communication is a fundamental tool of modern life. Though we tend to think of communication as verbal or written in most cases. All too often we forget the myriad of ways one can convey thoughts and feelings to others. On the rare occasions that we actually notice the other forms of communication such as facial [...]

Pash and Avarice

Michael — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:14:42 +0000

I thought about the best-man’s speech that I gave for Wolf at his rehearsal dinner and it inspired me to delve a bit more deeply into the subject I broached. The line of my speech went something like this:

“…We live in a world where being jaded and cynical is the norm. It is a world [...]

Aspirations and Contemplations

Michael — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:32:56 +0000

I find it frustrating at times, being ‘the nice guy’ according to those I hang around with. It isn’t that I have a problem with being perceived as this caring, attentive, helpful person…but there come times when it ends up being a very taxing aspect of life. Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t change it [...]

Signs and Portents

Michael — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:20:08 +0000

Somehow I am still amazed at how much we take for granted. Life is full of little miracles that take place every moment of every day. We have become so attuned to the way things are that we no longer find wonder in the things that fascinated our developing imaginations as children. Time passes [...]

Infancy and Antipathy

Michael — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 06:27:26 +0000

Times are such that there are many who would gladly delve into spite. It should not be this way. Blame should be accepted by the responsible party.Â If the rules were broken then proper actions for correcting that will be taken. ThereÂ should beÂ no hard feelings or sense of betrayal when such a thing [...]