Random thoughts in between sets at the gym. It's De-load Week! No, I didn't expect it, either. Chris realized he wasn't recovering well from his heavy lifting workouts and decided to make this week a working recovery week. When he described his non-recovery symptoms, I recognized some in myself. (Though he cares A LOT about…
The oppressions we permit
I recently read a Vanity Fair article on the many, many issues in Hillsong Church. It's horrifying. I have many thoughts about churches and church communities and the abuse or manipulation that is often excused as "tough, biblical love", but today I am mostly pissed at one thing: So many of these harms against women,…
The limits of selflessness
I've been going through some stuff lately (not much I can share on this public, though little-read, blog). One thing my therapist reminded me is that I am not in charge of other peoples' happiness. That's their job. My happiness is the only happiness I'm responsible for, and I need to let go of any…
In-between thoughts: can you have a conspiracy theory about yourself?! Asking for a friend
Holy cats, it is scheduled. I have a date set for my philosophy MA culminating oral exam. I have chosen three papers as best representative of my work, chosen three professors whom I feel know and appreciate my work enough to be incisive and kind critics, I have a sense of what "substantial revisions" I…
My Indigenous Peoples’ Land Acknowledgement
I've talked about this a couple different times (why do I always think of land acknowledgements while lifting weights? The world may never know....). I am happy to say that I finally put together my Indigenous Peoples' Land Acknowledgement. Leaders in my organization encouraged us to put one together based on information and guidance from…
Recipe UPDATE: Overnight Lilikoi Rolls with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Like last year, I decided to make a batch of Overnight Lilikoi Rolls to kick off our Christmas morning on a very sweet, Hawaiian note. In the middle of putting everything together, I realized I wanted to make some changes. Luckily, those changes turned out to be very good ones, so in the interest of…
In-between thoughts: ear infections and the Thanos Trolley Problem
Random thoughts in between sets at the gym. 1. I finally wrote up my Indigenous People's Land Acknowledgement and I am really happy to have that ready to go the next time I host a work gathering or event on Zoom. I'll share in a different post, because of course I have thoughts about it.…
Why we developed ethics: a half-baked, more-of-a-thought-than-but-I’ll-still-call-it-a theory
I have a small theory about why we developed ethics. I am sure this has been brought up and developed somewhere by people far smarter than me (the connection between the two has been explored quite a bit), but I thought it worth writing out here. (I mean, what is a blog for if not…
In-between thoughts: GameStop and body image
The "WTF" that is 2021 continues. I cannot stop reading about the GameStop Reddit nuttiness. I am officially addicted to Twitter for this story and this story takes only. It is the kind of weird and incredible story that is both absolutely hilarious and absolutely infuriating, for completely different but related reasons. It's exactly what…
Cognitive load and the morning sweat sesh
My first "read" book of 2021 was Dan Ariely's The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty. It's awesome. And terrifying, if you are someone who is earnestly trying to strive for honesty and believes honesty to be a bedrock of the moral life. (I still question just how far to take the goodness of honesty, but I'll…
