Why, why, why?

You want to know why?  This may sound cynical, but after days of pondering, here is why.

Rather than focus on government or politics, I am making a point to go straight to the heart of the evil that has occurred during the past six months: the people.  Why does such evil keep happening?  It is because of the people, those who ignore or improperly handle the threat that psychological disorders impose.  I have seen parents deny their children’s rather obvious disorders time and time again.  These children get no help regarding their psychological disturbances, and are thrust into a country where the accessibility of guns forms the foundation of evil.  People cannot blame the government for something that they are clearly at fault for.  Jean Paul Sartre would have described our country as being stuck in a state of bad faith.

You are absolutely right America.  Guns do not kill people.  Rather, people with stigmatized mental illnesses with little to no access to proper health care or therapy, and too much access to guns due to retailers and family members kill people.  We should be asking why a mother would keep guns in a house with her mentally dysfunctional child, or why people fail to alert the authorities to the men and women who serve a potential threat to society.  A single trip to the guidance counselor is not going to prevent these men and women from harming the innocent.  We cannot ignore the cause, the aggravation for this evil, and expect the problem to just go away on its own.

You can help by forgetting you ever read the names of these men, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research or supporting gun control, instead of pointing to the government as the source of the problem. You can help by turning off the news, and forming your own opinions regarding the horrific events of the past six months.  You can help, by sending your positive energy out to the victims of this evil, rather then sitting at home asking “why.”  All our words seem so small, so meaningless in the face of such horror, but we have the power to come together and stop this evil from ever tainting our country again.

The moral of this story?  Britain has the right idea, wielding batons and all.

64 Classics Read, More to Come?

I still have many more books that I wish to add to my "classics" list, and will formally address them so that I make a point to live up to my goal.
The Awakening
The Handmaid's Tale
Brave New World
A Street Car Named Desire
Catch-22
The Catcher in the Rye
The Stranger
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Atonement
Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead
All the Pretty Horses
The Kite Runner, and more....?

Born to Die?

Is God a sadist, or does he just lack the power to control his own creation?  Why is it that Christians cannot provide me with a direct answer to these inquiries.  Sorry for my disrespect toward your God, but I am just extremely frustrated with the amount of evil that has occurred in the past sixth months, and cannot even begin to understand why this could happen in the first place.  Just, why?

My Idol, Howlin' Pelle Almqvist

Oh the Places I'll Go?

Amherst
American
Arcadia
Bennington
Macalester
Middlebury
or
Ursinus

Sexy Free and Single I'm Ready Too, Bingo?

The other day, someone asked me what kind of guys I normally go for.  Jack and Marcus, now they're my type.

To Tatt or Not?

 

I've been wanting a tattoo for a while now, and not because it "looks cool," or to make a statement of some sort, but to express some of my innermost feelings.  Tattoos, when done in good taste, can be truly beautiful--unfortunately, not everyone feels this way.  Anyways, I'm interested to hear other opinions regarding tattoos!  Comment away.