It requires no humility to admit you have faults. A great many boasts begin with an admission of fault. It requires humility to admit what those faults are, and to do so in such excruciating detail that one cries for shame.
Author Archives: Joshua Gibbs
Dilbert In Hell
“Screwtape: What sort of things is this friend going to tell him to do? Wormwood: Shape up. Come to work on time, not look so hungover every Monday morning, stop being quite so flirtatious with the secretary. Screwtape: This coworker sounds like a bad influence, but you have a number of options. Wormwood: I knewContinue reading “Dilbert In Hell”
Getting Away With It
The latest episode of Proverbial is about one of my favorite topics. I believe it is one of only four shows I’ve done without any notes.
On The Tripartite Soul
Plato claims there are three realms of human desiring: mind, heart, and stomach. The mind knows, the heart feels, the stomach yearns. The mind is the least strong of all three. It has the least power. In and of itself, knowing rarely leads to action. Knowing must usually be paired with feeling and yearning. ApartContinue reading “On The Tripartite Soul”
Just One Man’s Opinion
“Next to [Piglet’s] house was a piece of broken board which had: “TRESPASSERS WILL” on it. When Christopher Robin asked Piglet what it meant, he said it was his grandfather’s name, which was short for Trespassers William.” This is the best joke in a work of twentieth century literature.
When A Friend Recommends A Dumb Book
“Tom: So, what did you think of The Art of Reimagining Community by Carlos Carson? Harry: I’ll be honest with you. I didn’t like it. Tom: That’s interesting. Do you think it’s possible that you just didn’t understand it? Harry: No, I understood it just fine. I didn’t like it. Tom: Well, perhaps it’s not the kindContinue reading “When A Friend Recommends A Dumb Book”
Goes For CCE, Too
How It’s Going
The Moral of “The Creator”
The cuter your toaster is, the more rights it has.
Choosing Books and Movies for Kids and Teens (With A Little Help From Socrates)
“If you show a small child a wild, zany cartoon which concludes with the moral, “Don’t tell lies,” the child is ten times more likely to behave in a wild, zany manner than in an honest manner. We are all far more likely to absorb a vibe, a mood, or an aesthetic than we areContinue reading “Choosing Books and Movies for Kids and Teens (With A Little Help From Socrates)”
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 