Author: senseiken

Oh Noes! A one legged pirate stole that slave heart I was saving for a special occasion… If I were a political animal this would be an entirely different blog post. I’m not, so it isn’t. If I were a better ally, I might check with folks before I posted this and see if there…

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One of the constant joys in my life are the people I have in it. Flagg recently mentioned how interesting it is to realize how careful we are with those we surround ourselves with, and that is very true. I am tied to those in my life by a web of obligation, love and fierce…

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This concept has been with humanity almost our entire history… particularly our fiction. Here from the Lord of the Rings… Pippin: "Here do I swear fealty and service to Gondor. In peace or war. In living or dying. Fr… from… from… from this hour henceforth, until my lord release me, or death… take me." The…

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“Good enough is the enemy of best.” – me, sorta In a letter I wrote to my peers earlier (long story, and you will get it soon enough) I used this phrase to express a simple sentiment – that sometimes it is easy to hang onto  a situation you have and sacrifice what you want.…

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I just put this up today at my protocol experiment site / wiki. Let me know what you think…   A catechism can be defined in many ways, but one of the most useful is as "a exposition or statement of doctrine". In short, a catchism is a shorthand to express the core of a…

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I just put this up today at my protocol experiment site / wiki. Let me know what you think…   A catechism can be defined in many ways, but one of the most useful is as "a exposition or statement of doctrine". In short, a catchism is a shorthand to express the core of a…

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In Philadelphia someone close to a good friend of mine has died in a horrible accident. You would think that such a incident would make everyone take a moment and step back. You would think that no one would try and use this sort of thing to further their own agenda, sell some books or…

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One of the best things about twitter is the constant stream of ideas that flow by. Now only do I keep up with friends and so on, but I follow an extended network of folks I find interesting. As of this moment I follow some 116 people* but I am still looking for others. In…

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A recent discussion on FetLife centered around the concept of “Leather Titles”. Below you will find both of my posts. I have edited out the words of others and paraphrased them. “I know some title holders who are good people and I know a bunch of them who are morons who happened to fuck the…

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