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09 May

Fever in the Heartland — Virginia Edition

Some Thoughts from the Asylum Between My Ears https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/virginia-supreme-court-strikes-down-democrats-redistricting-plan-dimming-partys-midterm-hopes/4101927/ There’s a fever in the heartland, and Virginia has been running its own version of it for a long time. People keep saying SCOVA “got it right.” No. The court didn’t

06 May

The Handle I Can Hold, The Load I Still Carry

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In Agency, Discernment & Systems, 2026 Check Ins
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A little Duck Duck Goose! There are days when the ego cards get stacked in ways I can’t control. Not by merit. Not by skill. Just stacked. I’m handed a scenario that feels unwinnable, or at least engineered to be.

27 Apr

A rearview glimpse – seeking clarity to move forward

Hansel and Gretel Some stories only reveal their true shape when you return to them with older eyes. Hansel and Gretel is one of those stories for me. As a child, I inherited the faith‑polished version: the witch as hellfire,

22 Apr

When the Map Doesn’t Match the Terrain: Notes From the Asylum Between My Ears

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In 2026 Check Ins, Agency, Discernment & Systems
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Literacy isn’t always limited to reading Every so often, a conundrum wanders across the asylum between my ears and refuses to leave quietly. The latest one arrived through a familiar doorway: someone encountering information that didn’t fit their existing frame

22 Apr

Top of Mind – Work Sphere Related

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In 2026 Check Ins, Agency, Discernment & Systems, !St;ll I Pers;st
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As Ellucian Live Is Closing: The Reckoning and the Work A post crossed my feed this week — Simon Sinek noting that people don’t need my polished certainty; they need what I’m actually learning. That landed with the kind of

20 Apr

A very unplanned post today – but the subject matter as a father of kiddos – this haunts me

Charlize Theron – Retelling her lived experience – weapons/violence as a 15 year old girl As a Dad and ever observant – this hits hard Walking through the Browning Museum in Ogden on Saturday, I felt the old muscle memory

19 Apr

The Cliff I’ve Stood On Since Four

That hive rule is just the Golden Rule in work clothes — the whittled‑down heart of the commandments, the part Jesus said mattered most. Treat others as you’d treat yourself. Everything else is scaffolding.

17 Apr

Godfather counts da beans

By #ZT
In 2026 Check Ins, Agency, Discernment & Systems
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Actions, Cruelty, the performative “Family lens” in the corporate systems The rabbit hole I chased: This resonates because it names a pattern we rarely acknowledge. When uncertainty becomes the norm, companies lean harder on “family” language — not because it’s

02 Mar

A response that launched into a introspective rabbit hole

Responding to a thought on Facebook from a friend Some days it feels as if the whole structure would be better off collapsing under its own weight, because the uncertainty we fear isn’t approaching — it’s already here. I don’t