SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C.S. Lewis ( on government response to #COVID and other crises?)
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Thanks for the welcome, #@freemo Here's my #introduction .
I'm...
• a dad of a handful of kiddos, married, living in Colorado.
• a Christian in the Anglican tradition, and suppose I'm an unaffiliated conservatarian.
• a reader, working through the great novels as well as easier/fun books and nonfiction.
• a card and board game player and am happily teaching more to my kids as they get older.
• short on free time. I enjoy a philosophical pipe as I read and/or reflect, and occasionally get my guitar or bow/arrows out to learn new skills.
• a software developer... and have been for a very long time, now in the world of APIs and cloud development (CRM/SFDC).
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CO150 Walkway feedback - less than a week left
https://www.co150walkway.com/feedback
CO Governor Polis wants to spend over $20M to build a huge walkway and some art installations from the CO Capitol to the Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park nearby.
You can read the explanations why this is beneficial. There are plenty of reasons why this should be NOT built. A quick search can bring those up.
If you live in CO - please enter your zip code & fill in the survey about the walkway and CO150 in general.
Thanks.
SecondJon
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I think this is like the “oh no I made the antisemites mad” starter pack lol
RT: https://social.teci.world/objects/53980b0a-c9ad-49be-91d8-4580911d1528
Not sure if this is a hot take or not but the current discourse surrounding #JeffreyEpstein and the #EpsteinFiles is a massive distraction. As was ...
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Cold-Hearted Leftists Demand Immigrants Stay In Evil, Oppressive United States
https://babylonbee.com/news/cold-hearted-leftists-demand-immigrants-stay-in-evil-oppressive-united-states/?utm_source=fediverse
‘No Kings’ Protests Result In No Kings
After the protests, there are no American kings. Shocking success.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-kings-protests-result-in-no-kings
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Not to mention how tone deaf the "No Kings" protest is with the political motivated murder in Minnesota.
Seeing sign walkers chanting together, "This is what Democracy looks like!"
And I think that's where both sides can agree. This is what democracy looks like.
The president was democratically elected with an electoral college win, so he's the president, doing what he people voted for him to do.
And people who don't like the result of an election can chant phrases freely.
You know we have no king, because if we did these protests wouldn't be allowed.
I can't keep track. Are we at "no one is above the law" or "defund law enforcement"? The double think is hard to keep track of.
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Republicans: You should follow the law.
Democrats: What are you, racist?
Democrats: What are you, racist?
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Nation Takes Somber 'May The 4th' To Remember Deceased Star Wars Franchise
https://babylonbee.com/news/nation-takes-somber-may-the-4th-to-remember-deceased-star-wars-franchise/?utm_source=fediverse
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Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver, alleging blame for Aurora apartment chaos
Justice Department attorneys argue Colorado’s “sanctuary policies” allowed the Tren de Aragua gang members to seize control of The Edge of Lowry in Aurora. Police and city officials have repeatedly disputed the characterization.
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@karnage @cimarron @antonionpellegrini @Sven @Debradelai @DawnM @Eiualumni @masterblaster @Gmajv @saramangas @YoungBlood sorry but wrong. Did Jesus say Peter is a pope? Nope. Just like there is no Christmas or Easter in the Bible
https://newsie.social/@JaneinNJ/114381689006638416
#brave and #innovative is Larry David and the former newspaper The New York Times, to call Trump Hitler.
Finished my paper nonfiction, The Heritage of Anglican Theology by J I Packer.
Started I Told Me So: Self-Deception and the Christian Life by Gregg A. Ten Elshof
Finished my audio book, War in Heaven by Charles Williams, and started his next: Many Dimensions
Still in the midst of my paper fiction book...
1% increase over the previous day, for 90 days...
100 push ups daily becomes 245 push ups daily.
3 mile daily run becomes 7.35 miles daily.
10,000 daily steps becomes... wow, 24,486 daily steps.
All by just a daily increase of 1%.
I'm not measuring results, I'm not setting a specific goal, I'm trying to focus on establishing a system and a trajectory, with a few ideas from Atomic Habits. And I'm not beating myself up when I miss a run or a whole day for being too busy with work, relationships, or not feeling well. Just trying to keep moving forward.
https://mstdn.social/@carrieberry/114305364367737312
A perfect example of outsourcing all critical thinking to your news sources.
https://mastodon.social/@randahl/114278493420601922
I get it now. Trump is bad because he's not raising tariffs enough, and tariffs punish other countries, not one's own.
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
