“We take the star from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing liberty.” - George Washington

Nobody teaches you that discipline feels like punishment until the results start feeling like freedom

Enjoy your epic weekend!

Waffle House truly is a gem within America's deteriorating restaurant industry. They are so committed to reliable service that FEMA uses the "Waffle House Index" (restaurant operational status) to gauge how quickly a community can rebound from a natural disaster. When a disaster occurs, Waffle House deploys cooks from outside the disaster zone to take over local restaurants and keep them running. Local employees get to stay home and tend to their family while response teams keep the hungry masses fed. You have to appreciate the brands that defend quality, service, and employee welfare over short-term cost cutting. Costco, H-E-B, Home Depot, and Chik-Fil-A also embody this ethos.

Miyamoto Musashi believed: “You should not have a favorite weapon.” Don’t become dependent on one method, one identity, or one tactic. Adaptability wins.

Some striking notes from @AlexBerenson's talk on Marijuana at @Hillsdale (youtu.be/Nj-i3qmZC-A?si=OBLf…): - Almost 20 million Americans now use cannabis daily, surpassing the total number of daily alcohol drinkers. - A recent study found that cannabis users under age 50 are over six times as likely to suffer a heart attack compared to non-users. - Following widespread legalization in Canada, massive studies showed rates of psychotic disorders rose by 60% among teens and young adults. - A recent study in Ohio analyzed drivers who died in car crashes between 2019 and 2024. The data revealed that over 40% of these deceased drivers had THC in their blood. - Cannabis is highly addictive both physiologically and psychologically, with up to 30% of users meeting the criteria for addiction. - Biological data, notably identical twin studies, heavily supports the conclusion that cannabis functions as a gateway drug. The evidence suggests that we should oppose de-scheduling and legalizing marijuana, for the sake of public health and safety.

Corporate abundance once transcended time itself; the falling of darkness could not snuff the fluorescent glow of a Walmart Supercenter.

"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again." - Captain James Cook 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

If you just get jacked and read old books, 99% of your problems will disappear

RIP Suzuki, 7-Eleven is a beacon of style and quality among convenience stores (📸: @ 7eleven.cars on Instagram).

As a Nietzschean Übermensch, I have gone beyond good and evil and created my own morality. And that morality is Christianity.

The only way out is through. NEVER DOOM.

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TEDDY ROOSEVELT: "It is necessary for the welfare of the nation that men's lives be based on the principles of the Bible. No man, educated or uneducated, can afford to be ignorant of the Bible."

Best month of cinema in recent memory!

All 13 episodes of Kenneth Clark's Civilisation are available to watch on archive.org Here's the link archive.org/details/kenneth-…

Here in Tallahassee we fly the original design for Florida’s state flag.

To understand the influence of Christianity on our culture, two excellent movies to watch are Apocalypto and the Northman. Both have amazing visuals and cinematography. Both portray a totally non-Christian culture "from the inside". You get to fully inhabit the frame and mindset of that culture. And it feels utterly alien.

Forge ever onward with courage and resolve.

Christ is King Art by @badazn