Purple Rain Adventure Kilt
Superior Preferred Pronoun
@npcbubbles So many people have used they/them for me at it makes me so happy #bubblegoof #genderfluid ♬ My preferred pronoun is bitch – Renny
And apparently it’s a voiceover trend.
Not Not Muslim
Muslim originally meant (and still means) “one who submits to God.” That sounds like a pretty awesome designation. I desire to be wholly submitted to God. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
Muslim later acquired its second meaning of “one who practices Islam.” As I pointed out previously, Islam means “peace through submission to God.” I desire that peace.
So I am Muslim, but not Muslim, or maybe just not not Muslim.
Daily self-care
GQ: “The Rise of the Sober, Tasteful Menswear Skirt”
“This spring, a novel variation on the skirt species may make that shrug disappear altogether. This garment is ideal for those who see the skirt as a bold fashion frontier they can almost imagine conquering.” The Rise of the Sober, Tasteful Menswear Skirt
Bustle: “The History Of Men & Skirts, From Ancient Times To Today”
“The entire idea of skirts being gendered, specifically female dress, was brought about by a combination of tailoring innovation and particular occupations. But the tradition of men in cloth wraps, skirts, tunics, robes and other non-pant items is vast and ancient.” Full Text on Bustle
Learning Seasons
No human is capable of learning every lesson in all seasons. Multiplication is not learned before addition, and neither is taught before due time or to the unripe mind. There are seasons for life growth, each with predicate lessons and each lesson according to developmental acumen. He who asks why it took so long to unlock a mystery must recognize that it was not for stubborness and willfulness, but for maturation of his consciousness. —Vox
Skirt Clarity
As I set out to re-tweak some SEO metatext, a succinct statement of cause hit me: Although “skirt” is a garment marketed to women, the concept and structural design need not be exclusive to women. I think that is what every man (and ally) has tried to articulate. A while back, I was hit by an unsettlingly realization that I had unwittingly perpetuated the societal gendered construct by speaking of garments as skirts for men rather than skirts for all. To say “skirts for men” implies that skirts have an inherent gender appropriateness that needed broadening. I was undercutting my own position that skirts were acceptable for all.Show more ›
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Daniel Calveti: La niña de tus ojos
“Lo halló en una tierra desolada, en la rugiente soledad del yermo. Lo protegió y lo cuidó; lo guardó como a la niña de sus ojos.” (DEUT 32:10)
On Easily Impressed Minds
Ignorant people are easily impressed. People who are easily impresed are only impressed by people who are only slightly more informed. People who are easily impressed by marginal knowledge will never recognize expertise because they cannot grasp the gulf between their knowledge and absolute knowledge. Very similar to the Dunning-Kruger Effect.