Paul's Blog

 I am now 58. From 18 to 58, I really drank enough alcohol for 3 or 4 lifetimes. And over that 40 years, it was not just the case of me MANY times drinking too much, too often, but my drinking caused problems, sometimes big problems. My goal is to stay sober from today till 30th November, next year, 2022; when I will be 60 years of age.  Advantages of not drinking: I can manage my diabetes properly. I will have a greater peace of mind. I will save a LOT of money. I will be a better husband. I will be a better Christian. I will eventually sleep better. I will much, MUCH less often say and do stupid things - that I regret; and I will much less often make a fool of myself. I am much more likely to not lose any friends. At the end of 3 months sobriety and at the end of 6 months, 12 months and 18 months sobriety I will feel great, knowing I’ve achieved something very important. In sobriety I am so much more likely to be a person who is “quiet, polite, pleasant and cooperative” and ...

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  P ostmodernism is mostly just a form of artistic criticism, but conservative intellectuals are constantly attacking it these days. Liberals are perplexed by the attacks, if they think about them at all. What the heck is going on? On the right side of the political spectrum (by most standards), we have statements like these: “Postmodernism, in many ways — especially as it’s played out politically — is the new skin that the old Marxism now inhabits.” — Jordan Peterson “Obama is the first postmodern president.” — Ben Shapiro “These folks form the current Far Left, including those who would be described as communists, socialists, anarchists, Antifa, as well as social justice warriors (SJWs). These are all very different groups, but they all share a postmodernist ethos.” — Michael Aaron “Between the Carybde of pseudo-empiricism and the Scylla of postmodernism.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb “Since the 1970s, under the guise of postmodernism, we’ve seen the rapid expansion of identity politi...