I’ve recently been asked to contribute occasionally to PolicyMic , an up-and-coming website striving to be an interactive and intelligent forum for diverse views on all topics affecting the Millennial Generation. Fear not, I’ll always excerpt and link these posts here on The Wise Guise as well so you can continue checking this site as one-stop shopping for all random ramblings from yours truly. And if you think it’s going to slow down my contributions here, fear not! Check out my … →
Jack Bauer and 24 are BACK! I’ve tried to contain my excitement to just a few social media posts every day. It’s been a wild week at work and spending as much time as possible with my new baby nephew Walt, so that’s helped distract me from sitting on the couch in my CTU t-shirt and just watch all 8 seasons of 24 in a row. I have to remember to be a productive human being still and live my life in a productive … →
This weekend, I had the chance to interview an up-and-coming band based out of Austin, Texas. Friendly Savages just released their first full album. They’ve been playing shows all around the Lone Star State and return to play in Nashville, TN at Exit/In this Tuesday night! You won’t want to miss this Exclusive Interview that will have you laughing and wanting to see them play live, download their album, and just want to be friends with these guys. The band … →
Today Joseph and Palmer give their thoughts on the new film that is spreading like wildfire, Mud.
Even though Clayton and I already previewed all the films premiering in March, April, and May 2013, the recent release of new movie trailers had me wanting to share each one on my Facebook wall. But instead of all that spam, I thought I’d embed them all in one post with some bits of commentary. Needless to say, as the three weeks of law school final exam cramming is upon me, I can’t wait for summer. And a big part … →
I’ve received a lot of e-mails, Facebook posts, and comments from friends eagerly anticipating Wise Guise thoughts on this season of “Survivor.” It seems writing about my love of Survivor in the face of friends’ jokes about it being around for hundreds of seasons has finally paid off. Fear not, fellow Survivor fans. I’ve been keeping up with this season every week and, even though we didn’t post about it like past seasons, we are playing a Wise Guise Survivor Fantasy … →
My phone beeped with several alerts as I was getting ready this morning. The Great Margaret Thatcher had passed away. Got to school and opened up the laptop to see pictures of The Iron Lady posted, obituaries linked, and quotes listed off. “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” “There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.” “I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding … →
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh… people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.” - Terrance Mann It’s opening day. The day … →
The first ever faith-related blog post I wrote was last summer. In the midst of busily spinning my wheels to keep my head above water in life, I was drastically confronted with the story of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane. Seeing the story differently from the typical focus on Christ wrestling with his impending arrest, betrayal, and crucifixion, I thought about the disciples who fell asleep. The savior of the universe and the One in whom all things … →
But what is happiness? It’s the moment before you need more happiness. - Roger Sterling And with that line, Roger Sterling sums up so much of Mad Men‘s first five seasons. Even more so, he sums up our lives and the human condition. It explains why we spin our wheels, why we stress, why we’re insecure, and why we chase after the wind to seize things that won’t ultimately fulfill us. We’re not content and then we get what we want and … →
