by aaron | Mar 19, 2021 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
Urolagnia. From the Greek: ouron = urine + lagneia = sexual lust. Commonly known as the Golden Shower. Sexual arousal involving urine. Peeing on; being peed on; becoming turned on at the sight of pee. A fetish. What is called, in psychiatric literature, paraphilia: a...
by aaron | Feb 9, 2021 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
A couple years back a member of our staff playfully rewrote a famous Biblical passage dealing with the punishment of sinners.1 Somehow our essay ended up in the inbox of Senator Mike Lee (R, Utah). This isn’t surprising, for in addition to being a stalwart...
by aaron | Sep 15, 2020 | blog, Essays
The thing about insanity is that, despite believing in its existence, each of us is certain we don’t have it. While it might be difficult to determine what, exactly, is the insane, most of us are fairly certain that whatever it is — it’s not who we...
by aaron | Aug 11, 2020 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
[This is a multi-part essay that begins with a pleasant and rolling introduction (definitely worth reading). That’s followed by a lengthy skewering of arguments in favor of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. And ends with a brief...
by aaron | Feb 2, 2020 | blog, Essays
“Lamar speaks for lots and lots of us.” — Ben Sasse, US Senator from Nebraska The Lamar in the above statement is Lamar Alexander, Senator from Tennessee. Known to Senate fanboys as Mitch McConnell’s “best friend” in the Senate, Alexander is also recognizable for his...