Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Month 23: One Step at a Time
A part of me cannot believe that I’ve been incarcerated for 23 months. Much time has passed and many life events missed, but time passes quickly due to staying active and busy. First arriving in Morgantown in November of 2022, the First Step Act of 2018 was the hot topic. Two days after having self-surrendered,…
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Week 99: Bottles of Beer on the Wall
I first learned the song, “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall”, during a roundtrip for a family vacation. My sister and her friend began singing it as if it is the anthem of a rebel. The off-key scream-singing of those two adolescents annoyed the parents, which I believe was the sole intent of the…
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Week 98: The Lesser of Two Evils
Last week, Hurricane Helene unleased a fury of destruction, of which recovery and rescue strategies drove the first topic in the Vice Presidential Debate on Tuesday. The breadth of the debate proffered hope between two ideological opponents. This solemn discussion seemed to humanize and maintain a respectable and wholesome decorum, which had not been displayed…
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Week 97: From Helene to Hezbollah
Nearly every day this September month provided near perfect weather: clear sunny skies and cool crisp nights, which made viewing the super moon exceptional. THEN, the wrath of what was Hurricane Helene swirled some nasty and wet weather toward us that resulted in much needed water to quench the August drought… Little did I know…
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Month 22: Finding Life’s rePurpose
What can you do with milk of magnesia, a large bag of scalding water, a handful of de-icer? Nope, these aren’t ingredients to make any sort of explosive, like baking soda added to a 2-liter bottle with vinegar or the classic erupting volcano model for a 5th grade science fair. These some-what common prison items…
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Week 95: Happy Labor Day Week!
Another week down 🙂 Monday was Labor Day (again), which meant a holiday meal! The meal was no exception like so many before: hamburger, hot dogs, potato salad, mac and cheese, and a cinnamon-streusel (the best part). The same ‘ole routine this week, so I do not have much to report on besides the usual…
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Month 21: You Must Be This Bad to Ride!
Wow, I can’t believe that I’ve been at Morgantown for 21 months! While many days and weeks monotonously drag, time certainly continues. Being imprisoned is like a mandated rollercoaster ride: the ups, downs, corkscrews, sudden drops, gasps of breath (but all minus the thrill). Each rider experiences a different ride, but with the final destination…
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Week 88: Delicious Treats
The week started off with the headlines that President Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed VP Harris as Democratic nominee. Just weeks ago, the presidential race seemed like it was slated to be a boring run between Biden and Trump. Then, the debate drew attention to Biden’s cognitive ability to run the country…
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Month 20: Vulnerabilities
The computer system here went down on Friday and Saturday due to the global blackout from a cybersecurity flawed update for Microsoft’s cloud service. Globally, the system outage showed how vulnerably reliant our daily operations are on computers, including governments, hospitals, schools, airlines, cell phones, companies… The culprit of this untethering was a cybersecurity programming…
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Week 86: Ice-Sassins
The highlight of this week culminated with the assassination attempt of former President Trump. This tragic incident mourns the loss of life and innocent casualties, refocuses the priorities for both parties, showcases the vulnerability any individual has of political violence, and celebrates the importance of a free democratic country. While an event of this magnitude…
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