my careless contagion

A Million Miles Away captures the plaintive longing and destitution of separation. Maybe you've been there. I think we all have. But there's more going on.  This song was featured on the classic film Valley Girl (1983), which helped make the band popular.  A lot changed since 1982, when this song was released. Back then, you couldn't text your love interest. You could call them, but they weren't home. People didn't just hang around at home. You'd have to leave a message, or it would just ring out. It would be like trying to reach me on my personal phone while I'm working. Good luck, everybody (nobody).  The song details a forever loss, not a temporary separation. Peter Case, songwriter, said it was written after a cherished affair ended. It portrays feeling lost, distant, alone, removed, bored, and maybe a little crazy. There is some hyperbole (like bro, you can't be a million miles away), but overall, the mood is somber and understated. That's becau...

Lewis Carroll photographed with a bevy of young children. Lewis Carroll is the pen name of a man named Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known most for writing Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass . He died in 1898, so why is he still relevant? Is what he wrote that important? What is his legacy? Unfortunately, his legacy is a dark one.  This is not going to be an exhaustive account of the man's legacy. It is simply my thoughts on why he is still relevant today. Much has been written about the man and his legacy, and I don't intend to add another tome. However, as I was watching a movie last night (considered a horror film, which wasn't scary), this man's legacy reared its ugly head yet again. In the film, there was a ghost by the name of Alice, and her father's ghost's name was Henry. This was too much of a coincidence. As anyone who knows anything about Carroll and his Alice in Wonderland, there was a real-life girl named Alice. A...

The video above is in the same vein as some I've posted recently about who runs the world and how corrupt and disgusting they are. I feel it's worth watching, however, because it offers another layer of truth. The truth, after all, is like peeling an onion. You can always go further; there is always another layer. If you feel you might be triggered by this particular peeling onion, don't watch the video. The video begins with a tiny pyramid. I'm wary of anyone who uses the pyramid, as it is an occult symbol. It is ubiquitous, but I never ignore it. It tells me I'm getting a carefully controlled version of the truth, and there are many more layers underneath. The Netflix documentary about Jeffrey Epstein is similar. One of the production companies responsible for the film is Third Eye Productions, and the introduction shows a girl walking up a walkway of money with a giant eye (Epstein's) within. Because of the "vanishing point" angle, the walkway ...