Hitting the Nail on the Head

Following yet more serpentine twisting from one David Thiessen of Theology Archaeology (see David, this is how you grant proper accreditation, you name your source and link to them, unlike you), my good friend Bruce Gerencser, who has also been a victim of David’s charlatan antics, wrote a post about how to give credit. Bruce’s […]

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Writing Prompts: Shisha

I have never smoked a cigarette or cigar. I have never partaken in marijuana or cannabis. The only occasion where I have ever smoked, so to speak, was on a hot summer’s night with some colleagues from my sofa sales job, after we had gone out for an Indian meal in the Ilford area of […]

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Excuses…

Recently, I discussed the issue of transparency. I highlighted a great many examples of where David Thiessen, of Theology Archaeology, failed to give proper credit to me for my writing. It is not without irony that he demands accreditation on his own sites, yet fails to offer it to me, in a staggering display of […]

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Writing Prompts: Speedrunning

There are two definitions of speedrunning. One relates quite literally to vehicles, and that is of no interest to me. The other concerns video games, and that is of great interest to me. Speedrunning in gaming is the art of completing games quickly. It may involve taking the fastest route across any given game, or […]

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Writing Prompts: My Birthday

November is my birthday month. I’m not going to give away which day, but needless to say, when November comes around, it is a significant month for me. Do I look forward to my big day? I do, though perhaps not with the same enthusiasm that I had as a kid. I don’t mark it […]

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Writing Prompts: Mollycoddle

Today’s prompt is brought to you by the word mollycoddle, which means to treat someone with an excess of indulgence and attention. We might all be guilty, to a degree, of indulging a friend or family member with an excess of attention. I cannot speak for every parent out there, but my daughter is a […]

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Writing Prompts: First Times

What could you try for the first time? I bet you all had a different idea as to where this post was going. Shame on you! There’s a first time for everything, and given how many different activities and experiences there are in this world, there’s a good chance we all have stuff on our […]

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Etiquette and Professionalism

How should one conduct themselves when claiming to use someone else’s work as reference material? Is there a universally-agreed code of conduct? Is there a set of ethics, so to speak, to govern how we are to use another’s words, especially if we are claiming to use their words as an educational resource? Does how […]

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Tennessee Gets Trippy

he website New Republic comes a crazy story from the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Strap yourselves in, because this one is a doozy. Is this serious? Under the guise of banning ‘indecent behaviour’, officials in the city of Murfreesboro have banned anything deemed to carry sexual content from public spaces, and this includes homosexuality, under […]

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Writing Prompts: Peas

Peas. Small, green balls. What do I make of them? I used to completely dislike them. As a kid, I would not touch them. As an adult, I have come to tolerate them, particularly if they are drowned in gravy and generously sprinkled with salt. They are certainly good for you, and so, I will […]

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