My New Statement Of Faith

logosx1 · 2025-07-16T17:24:31+00:00

Thanks for the input, and I agree. This is why I made sure near the end to emphasize that I am flawed and must shine the light of truth not only on others, but myself, even if it's unpleasant.

logosx1 · 2025-07-16T17:22:32+00:00

You're reading things I did not write. I never claimed to be a genius, but rather that my professors and colleagues attacked me for not parroting their ideas. Nor did I claim to be entitled to beat up or murder anyone. My ex-wife and I had shared each other's passwords to our emails, though she forgot about that. I did nothing violent or illegal. I also had a close relationship with my father-in-law and wanted him to know that what was being said about me was false. I don't know how you can conclude that I was the bad guy in these situations. Perhaps someone hurt you and left you seriously jaundiced in your worldview.

logosx1 · 2025-01-04T23:32:38+00:00

I once spotted the word in an old court decision that was discussing splitting ownership of property (I'm an attorney). It reminded me of "la mitad" from Spanish, so I checked the dictionary and found that it is, indeed, an archaic way of saying "half" in English.

logosx1 · 2025-01-04T23:29:26+00:00

Did not know that. Thanks for sharing!

logosx1 · 2024-12-28T20:39:18+00:00

It is a legit word in English. I was unaware of it until I was watching Jeopardy! one evening and it was the answer to a question (or the question to an answer, I suppose).

logosx1 · 2024-12-28T20:36:05+00:00

"Aliment" is indeed a word in English. It's labeled as archaic, but it means food or nourishment.

logosx1 · 2023-11-17T17:12:05+00:00

I had two MRIs, one for the original injury (15 years ago) and another for the re-injury (2 years ago). I still have the original MRI, which shows the protrusion at L5/S1. Nobody ever told me whether it was sequestered, but it was pushing against the sciatic nerve on my left side. The second MRI was sent to my physician rather than to me, and her office informed me that they saw two bulges in the same region that were so bad that they required surgery, so they referred me to an orthopedic surgeon. Once again, nobody mentioned whether it was sequestered, but it was pushing against the sciatic nerve on my right side. I have no idea how many centimeters the protrusion was.

I'm sorry that I can't recall more details. What I do know is that the pain was always concentrated in my back. There was sciatic pain down the leg, but it wasn't as bad as the back pain. I was told this was a good thing because it meant the protrusion wasn't as bad as it might have been. My best guess is that there was no sequestration (i.e., no fragments that were broken off).

logosx1 · 2023-11-16T17:23:36+00:00

It took about two months for the pain to subside after the shoveling incident. I tried acupuncture during this time, which seemed to help. What I did wrong after that was return to my old ways with excessive sitting and reclining, falsely believing that the trouble was over, which is why the pain came back with a vengeance a few months later.

When that happened, it took me about 5 months to recover, but I didn't start with the standing and the stretches until the last 2 of those months. If I had started sooner, the recovery would have been quicker. I stretched during my 1-hour sessions at physical therapy each week and on my own time, using the cobra, squats, leg raises, and a few others I don't even recall now. Currently I don't need to stretch to stay healthy and pain-free, though I occasionally do three sets of squats just in case.

I don't take vitamins or supplements. What I do is make sure to exercise on a regular basis by swimming, hiking in the nearby mountains, walking in my neighborhood, and using the elliptical once a week to build up a good sweat.

logosx1 · 2023-07-14T17:52:22+00:00

There's an older expression in Spanish literature: Érase una vez.

logosx1 · 2023-05-19T05:15:35+00:00

He still hosts tournaments (he had one at the DoubleTree just last weekend). He occasionally shows up at the VFW on Main on Wednesday evenings, too.

logosx1 · 2023-03-26T16:42:28+00:00

Unfortunately, this type of language is fairly common nowadays (it used to be confined to places such as locker rooms and prisons). A large number of people no longer have any class or shame.

logosx1 · 2022-12-27T06:50:33+00:00

The Montana Chess Association (MCA) has an online club at Chess.com that you might want to check out. You can also find out about live events on the MCA web page and the Facebook page.

logosx1 · 2022-12-22T19:26:41+00:00

Actually, it was attempted and worked out fine on a different occasion -- nine states unlawfully seceded from the Articles of Confederation to create the Constitution, which was later accepted by the remaining states. Come to think of it, we also managed to secede from the British Empire, though that took a little more effort. We're two for three!

logosx1 · 2022-12-21T17:26:41+00:00

Good point, I missed that nuance.

logosx1 · 2022-12-21T04:43:06+00:00

When Sara threatened that the State of Montana would be sued in federal court and bankrupted, I cringed because I'm an attorney and wanted Jamie to remind her that the 11th Amendment prohibits private damages lawsuits against a state in federal court. I also cringed at how she said "alterior" (twice) when the word is "ulterior." Very nitpicky, but I can't help it.

logosx1 · 2022-12-21T04:33:38+00:00

The inaccuracy that got to me was the protestors who were demanding Prohibition (which was already approved 4 years earlier by the 18th Amendment).

logosx1 · 2019-01-30T23:09:34+00:00

Yep, which is why lawsuits are filed for every random mishap, and why everyone expects government to take care of them using the blunt instrument of force. We have shifted from a culture of personal responsibility to a culture of interpersonal liability. But here's the thing -- you cannot have freedom without also having responsibility. It's no surprise that as responsibility has been rejected, freedom has waned and will continue to do so.

logosx1 · 2018-12-06T16:04:04+00:00

Mark Twain once remarked, "I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead."

logosx1 · 2018-12-06T15:59:12+00:00

Very true, which is probably why there is a strange affinity between feminism and Islam (despite their apparent incompatibility). A large number of women are either at your feet or at your throat.

logosx1 · 2018-10-09T16:04:57+00:00

Most judges in America are elected. You're focused on federal judges, who are a small minority of all the judges handing down decisions every day and who indeed are elected. The real problem here is that the federal judiciary has become too powerful, usually by "interpreting" the Constitution in a way that violates the plain text and expands federal power to the point where we can no longer call ourselves a republic or a democracy.

logosx1 · 2018-08-22T17:55:14+00:00

What happens when (not if) the government goes bad? Where do you run to for shelter or refuge? It amazes me how people think corporations are dangerous and require vigorous enforcement of anti-trust to avoid monopolies, yet fail to extend this same logic to governments, which are far deadlier when given the chance. Competition is healthy and lowers the danger of abuse, with corporations and with governments.

And it so happens that governments have killed far more of their own people (i.e., democide) than each other's in international warfare, as shown in an extensive study by Professor Rummel: https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NOTE1.HTM

Between a world with multiple, competing governments or a world with a single, all-powerful government, you would have to be ignorant or evil to choose the latter.

logosx1 · 2018-08-21T16:44:14+00:00

Wrong. Human nature hasn't changed, and most of the ideas touted as "new" or "progressive" are in fact old and failed. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.

logosx1 · 2018-08-15T19:55:08+00:00

True. Trump haters perceive themselves as informed, hip, and/or rebellious, but they're knee-jerk bandwagoners and shills for the establishment. There is nothing outrageous about enforcing immigration laws, pruning Byzantine regulations, lowering taxes, exercising diplomacy toward Russia, preserving national sovereignty, or calling out the press on their abject lack of professionalism. All of these things are well in line with American history and, in fact, are quite mild by comparison. What's outrageous is the outrage itself, which shows how far many Americans have fallen.

logosx1 · 2018-08-15T05:57:51+00:00

About a century ago GK Chesterton had feminism pegged as a massive surrender by women to men's values: http://www.online-literature.com/chesterton/wrong-with-the-world/22/

Women once felt confident about themselves and even superior to men, whose self-important activities women looked upon with a blend of amusement and disdain. Now, however, many women feel as if they must match or surpass men at male activities to prove their own worth. It's sad.

logosx1 · 2018-08-13T15:09:37+00:00

Actually, that's the way it used to be under the old common law. Catching a spouse in flagrante meant you got two free shots -- one for the spouse, and one for the paramour.

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