"At times we need men with whom we can steal horses."

We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will,
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield

Listlessness over takes me. Winter is nearly here and so I can breathe outside with no problems. The cold crispness of the air stirs a terrifying foreboding of severe importance. Yet, there is always opportunity in this feeling. A harsh realization of a Winter I once experienced, full of anxiety, hope, and the calmness of walking neighborhood ( Read more... )

"We were there together. The final voices of a dying universe, passing the torch to the next one."

Joshua Tripp seems to have deleted his linked in account.
I did find his youtube channel (@trippstickx), not much revealing there. Other associates are still in contact with him.
I'll reserve my personal opinion about him for now. It's mixed as I don't see many virtues, but my perspective is limited.

It's always important to judge the valuation of exchange. Many people fail to do this and end up being servants when they should be masters ( Read more... )

I really should write here more. I keep thinking about it, but it's too convenient for me to dwell on well-crafted thoughts only to be satisfied in thinking without writing. I'm also noticing the MS interfering with my ability to type. I just can't seem to type as fast as I think anymore. Perhaps I'll invest into some text to speech tool - though ( Read more... )

There comes a time when you tire of the taste of blood, when you no longer relish the victory. That all victories seem hollow before the defeat that awaits us all.

It is important to live in a society where social ills (corruption) are casually identified. I dread to think that I would live in a society so ordered that I am blind to the behaviors that would cause it to collapse. Should someone live in such a world where all corruption is hidden, he would assuredly succumb to it once encountered ( Read more... )

"A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury ( Read more... )