I wake up each morning with a tiny referee and panel of judges at my bedside. Their job: file the day into one of two categories.On a Good day, life flows out of me. I drown in ideas and responsibilities, revel in the distraction of friends, and find satisfaction in a cup of coffee. The …
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God v. Beast
I read in an old book from an old world that humanity is ‘the intersection of god and beast’. It confirmed what Christianity had taught me; there is a born duality, an ambition’s burden, an inherited juxtaposition within each of us. To bring out the god and deny the beast was to live well.The god …
…on Redemption
My high school was a great place to grow up. The new buildings differed from the old in brick color and smell. Every creed, race, and religion grew up together – the strong defended the weak rather than abused them. We had almost every academic opportunity presented to us, as well as extracurriculars. I managed …
Freedom!
There’s an idea of freedom as the ability to anything you want. That idea falls flat when it meets reality. In a reality where you have infinite resources, where time is spent as you wish, you are not free. There are the laws that govern our realities: gravity, nuclear forces, electromagnetism. If I were free …
The First Sip
Even though Mom drank it by the gallon, Papi introduced me to “dirty bean water”. I felt more like a 10 year old scientist than a barista though, considering the Cafe con Leche recipe was: 1) Microwave milk 2) Test temperature by dipping finger into milk3) Lick finger4) Eyeball the instant coffee (too much and …
A Fresh Sip 