U.S. Naval veteran and Registered Nurse I've been active in local politics since 2015 as a member of my communities Libertarian Organization. Politically I'm primarily Conservative Libertarian, but I generally accept that most issues require nuance with only a few absolutes.
I've first hand experienced cancel culture as I was fired from a former position due to my personal political beliefs and after that experience I found it very difficult to have frank and open discourse about social and political topics. I see now that it was a mistake to disengage from public discourse as woke-ism, cancel culture, and Maoist style struggle sessions have become the norm.
The Book Report (7) Title- The Hero With A Thousand Faces Author– Joseph Campbell Type– Nonfiction (Culture, Psychology, Philosophy, Literature) ISBN-9781577315933 Purchase Links– Amazon / B&N Description– The Hero With A Thousand Faces at its core is a deconstruction of The Hero’s Journey and how it is essential to the human psyche and experience. […]
Title- The Joy of Cooking 1953 & 1971 Editions Author– Irma S. Rombauer & Marion Rombauer Becker Type– Nonfiction / ISBN-978-1501169717 (2019 edition) Purchase Links– Amazon / B&N (2019 Edition) Description– The Definitive American Cook Book, The Joy of Cooking was originally written and compiled in 1931 as America was emerging from The Great Depression, […]
The Book Report (4 & 5) Title- On Killing / On Combat Author– Lt. Col. Dave Grossman Type– Nonfiction / Psychology, Military, Violence ISBN– On Killing: 978-0316040938 / On Combat: 978-0964920545 Purchase Links– On Killing Amazon / B&N – On Combat Amazon / B&N Description– On Killing/Combat covers the psychological impact of violence upon solders, […]
Title- The Righteous Mind Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion Author– Jonathan Haidt Type– Nonfiction / Psychology & Politics ISBN-978-0307377906 Purchase Links– Amazon / B&N Description– The book presents three key theories of moral psychology and uses them to explain how different people when given the same issue or goal (say crime […]
Title- Verbal Judo The Gentle Art of Persuasion Author– George J. Thompson & Jerry B. Jenkins Type– Nonfiction / Communication ISBN-978-0062107701 Purchase Links– Amazon / B&N Description– Developed originally as a series of verbal training tools to allow police and law enforcement to deescalate situations through verbal communication techniques. The simplified psychological and communication techniques […]
The Book Report (1) Title- Pocket Ref (4th Edition) Author– Thomas J. Glover Type– Nonfiction, Reference, Scientific ISBN-978-1885071620 Purchase Links– Amazon / B&N Description– About the size of an index card and a little fewer than 800 pages in length Pocket Ref attempts to consolidate the totality of mathematical, scientific, and engineering knowledge into one […]
I received the first round of the vaccine on the 21st of December 2020 with the only side effect being a sore deltoid from the injection for a couple of days. I Got the Second Round (Booster) of the Vaccine January 11th 2021 with notably more severe side effects. Around 12hrs after the vaccination I […]