by Monk Anchorwind | 25 Jun, 2020 | Introspective, Observational |
There is a Taoist thought, “To understand the limitation of things, desire them.” As you want something, you realize all the things you have to do to obtain it and all the downsides of your desire. Sometimes, you find out your desire was a ‘grass...
by Monk Anchorwind | 21 Mar, 2020 | Observational |
When I was a child, I played football (soccer). I don’t remember the coaches’ names, the team name, the field, or any of the players. I do remember getting bullied for our Raspberry jersey color, and getting cheated by a referee being related to the enemy...
by Monk Anchorwind | 17 Feb, 2019 | Observational, VA |
There is a growing percent of the population of people who reject millennia of established science, replicable empirical evidence, and experiments they can do themselves, and believe the earth is actually flat. When confronted with the collective human knowledge, and...
by Monk Anchorwind | 7 Nov, 2018 | Observational |
I, like so many people across this country, not only ensured I went to the polls but paid attention to the news throughout the night. While there was some heartbreak, albeit predictable in 2018 America, it was mostly a good night with refreshingly good news. ...
by Monk Anchorwind | 15 Oct, 2018 | Observational |
Tiger Woods recently won his 80th PGA tournament. I have mixed feelings about all of it, but I do admit having interest in watching multiple parts of the internet (metaphorically) explode when it happened. It was fascinating watching certain analysts and...
by Monk Anchorwind | 17 Feb, 2018 | Observational |
In the buildup to getting to go see the Marvel Black Panther movie, I was exposed to individuals proclaiming ‘No Real Americans’ are going to watch that movie. It was a sad reminder for me that dog-whistle phrase is still alive and well in 2018. It is...
by Monk Anchorwind | 6 Feb, 2018 | Observational |
As I sit here, during Black History Month, shortly after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, it’s hard not to reflect upon what’s going on around me. It been a common thought that the veteran community is one cohesive entity: shared goals, ...
by Monk Anchorwind | 21 Jan, 2018 | Observational |
My Generation does not exist in ideal times; it never has. For most of our lives, we’ve been in some sort of conflict: The Post-9/11 conflicts are still raging strong and that was half a life ago or more, but the anti-intellectualism and economic conflicts...
by Monk Anchorwind | 4 Jul, 2017 | Observational |
July 4th, 2017 – A low point for America. We have a president who the people didn’t choose, by the millions, who spends much of his time golfing at his own courses but that doesn’t matter. He colluded with a hostile foreign power to get himself...
by Monk Anchorwind | 31 Mar, 2017 | Observational |
There are a lot of concerns regarding artificial intelligence (AI): ethical, economical, moral, etc. I think for every concern we have about AI, the republicans are proving they are already a more clear and present danger to our country, our citizens, and the world...
