Ruminations on the Guilty Pleasures of Screaming into the Abyss and Pissing into the Wind

Aweh, Dear Ruminants and Groupies, Some people appear to have reached an accommodation with existence. They accept its disappointments, trust its mysterious workings and occasionally post inspirational quotations over photographs of sunsets. I have an internet connection and unresolved objections. There are the compliant and the awkward. People who accept an explanation and people whoContinue reading “Ruminations on the Guilty Pleasures of Screaming into the Abyss and Pissing into the Wind”

Ruminations on the puritan work ethic

Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies So, what is this thing called the Puritan work ethic? Also known as the Protestant work ethic, it’s rooted in the beliefs of the Puritans, a 16th and 17th-century Protestant Christian group. They championed hard work, discipline, and frugality as virtues, believing these qualities not only builtContinue reading “Ruminations on the puritan work ethic”