Tag: Pride

We Have No Songs for Great Halls and Evil Times

The past few weeks have been heartbreaking.  Russia continues its unjust invasion of Ukraine, purposefully targeting civilians in an effort to break the Ukrainian’s spirit.  Azerbaijan launched another attack against Armenia.  And just last night, Hamas crossed from …

A Short Repaste

I struggle with long sentences.  Speaking them, writing them, thinking them.  Trying to limit my verbosity ends poorly.  So here is my nth attempt to do so.  Each sentence here will be chopped in half.  I warn you …

Pitfalls of Pride: Failures in Leadership

The most recent mass shooting at an American elementary school is rivaled in its horror only by how the words “most recent” will likely be used again.  I am not going to delve too deeply into this topic, …

Ukraine, Russia, and the Armchair Battalions

It’s an odd feeling, living in a stretch of time you know will get a paragraph in future history textbooks.  With an equal measure of lies and tanks, Russia invaded its neighbor Ukraine on 24 February 2022.  It …