Don't blame me. It's your fault. Yes, you. You buy her records. I don't. Obviously, you watch crap like the MTV Video Music Awards. Somebody does. I most certainly don't. You wrote about it on your blog, or talked about it on Facebook. You must, because somebody does. Okay, so I finally broke down and wrote about her too, but only in reaction to her first post-show interview. But I only intend to divulge the cure for crap like this that poses for entertainment, make my point, and move along; no dwelling on this subject. Here's the secret to putting an end to these lurid displays: turn the channel. Don't buy that CD. Avert your eyes from that train wreck. If I'm never as famous as Miley Cyrus is today, please listen and believe me as I give thanks to God. Whoever coined the phrase "ignorance is bliss" certainly had a valid point. The less I knew about the Miley Cyrus performance at the VMA, the better. Only a few years ago, my granddaughter idolized Miley Cyrus, at least in her Disney persona, Hannah Montana. What in God's name happened to Miley? I never watched the Disney program, of course, but my daughter assured me the show was harmless, wholesome entertainment. Thankfully, I also didn't watch Miley Cyrus perform her infamous "twerking" soft porn dance routine at the VMA, neither harmless or wholesome. It was nothing short of pathetic and disgusting. What message did that send to young and impressionable minds? Now if you were as blissfully ignorant about this twerking phenomenon as me, this video may help. Jae Tracie offered a … [Read more...]
Pure Evil
Writing horror and detective novels requires research into some very dark subjects. The writer must always ask his or herself, why do people intentionally hurt or kill other people? What was the motive for the crime? The villain in my novel Secondhand Sight was the embodiment of pure evil, a sadistic person who derived pleasure from the suffering and pain of others. Do people that sick and twisted really exist? Absolutely! My imagination isn't anywhere near that dark or fantastic to conjure up a serial killer without any inspiration from real life. My dreams are of rescuing puppies, not beheading them. I can't comprehend nor want to contemplate the sort of evil, twisted mind that could compose a letter to a young mother suggesting that she euthanize her autistic son. We all know that such evil exists. That is inarguable. History is replete with accounts of evil people committing atrocities for various reasons or flimsy excuses. The only remaining question to consider is whether or not pure evil exists, which has been defined as the idea that bad people inflict intentional harm on others for no rational reason. Do Satan and his minions actually exist? Are real demons present in the natural world? I say yes. Professional skeptic Michael Shermer reported that Florida State University professor Roy Baumeister proclaimed that the concept of pure evil is nothing but a myth, asserting that any act of aggression can be sorted into one of these four categories: Instrumental violence -- meaning violence with war-like purpose of conquest and … [Read more...]
