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PEL To Become Full-On Born-Again Christian Podcast From Here On Out
Much like rockers Brent Bourgeois, Neal Morse, and Dan Peek, doing this PEL thing, with all the sex and drugs that has come with it, has over the last year brought me to rock bottom, as I found myself reading Ayn Rand and Jacques Lacan by choice, and after spending a night rolling in my Continue Reading …
A Personal Philosophy for Michael the Belgian Beer Connoisseur
This Personal Philosophy was commissioned by a Ms. Jennifer Dorsey for her friend Michael S. for his birthday. Apparently, he likes Nietzsche and Belgian Beer. You can have one too if you’re into that kind of thing. A Personal Philosophy for Michael the Belgian Beer Connoisseur* Did you know that according to Herodotus, the ancient Continue Reading …
A Personal Philosophy for Kevin the Nice Canadian
This here Personal Philosophy was commissioned by a Mr. John Williamson for his brother Kevin on the occasion of his birthday. You too can order one for yourself, a friend, a loved one, enemy, celebrity, co-worker, someone you want to do, and/or your pet. Why would you delay in doing this? I can imagine no Continue Reading …
A Personal Philosophy for Lucy Lawless
Longtime readers may recall a flurry of so-called Personal Philosophies let loose from this site ’round the end of old ’10. While every one of these was cherished and beloved and wrapped in a special extra-thick paper and put in the bottom of an ornate chest and filed under “H” for “heirloom,” that does not Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) Geoffrey Edwards
Goeff is a discourser on this here blog from way back, and has now contributed a great heap of cash, and has taken me up on my offer for a Personal Philosophy. You, too, can request such a thing, you who have already contributed within the past couple of months or who do so right Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) Chris Hardwick in Early 2010
Ah, success. Fame. Money. A little of it whets our appetite for more, twists our priorities, and like your clothes in a public dryer that you have to sit there and watch lest they get stolen, it’s a source of stress. When we started this podcast, it was just a leisure time activity, something primarily Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) the Reluctant Carnivore
It’s the holiday season again, and time for you to give the gift of a custom-made Personal Philosophy!. Per last year’s rules, if you donate $20 or more to P.E.L. starting today (OK, recent big donors can e-mail me and request this w/o an additional donation), you are entitled to a Personal Philosophy written to/about Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) the Dude Who Posts Incoherent yet Hateful Comments on Obama’s Facebook Posts
I guess I’ve gotten bored of most of the various 99 cent offerings on my iPhone, because my main waiting-in-line activity there of late has been opening the Obama postings in my Facebook app news stream and reading the crazy ass comments people see fit to address ostensibly directly to the leader of the free Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) the Anonymous Internet Shopper
We’ve had some nice “indirect donations” of late, meaning people who do their Amazon shopping using one of our banner ads (like the ones on the lower right of our home page here or at the top of our links page) to enter the Amazon site, which gives us a cut regardless of what you Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) That Depressed Guy
This is for that guy… the one who’s depressed. Maybe it’s you. The Personal Philosophy of That Depressed Guy* I don’t know. Maybe none of this is worth it. Maybe I should just… no, that isn’t worth it either. It’s just that I’m… well… you know. It’s like the world is a metaphor and I’m Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) a Budding “New Atheist”
We’ve received a nice donation from Russ Baker, who is a Christian who claims not to be offended by our podcasts. I asked him if he wanted to “target” a Personal Philosophy at someone, and he replied that while he was not interested in targeting anyone, he does want us to hurry up and do Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) BloggingHead.tv’s Robert Wright
More donations = More custom-crafted Personal Philosophies. Our sponsorship this time is by someone who wants to remain anonymous (but whom I can tell you has actually appeared as a guest on the podcast). He recommended three targets for such a Personal Philosophy, one of whom was Robert Wright, who “plays himself on BloggingHeads.tv.” I Continue Reading …
Personal Philosophies Wrap-Up (for the Moment)
As promised, here are the noted Personal Philosophies of (i.e. for) Seth and Wes respectively. During the period of this fund-raiser thingy, we got maybe a half-dozen nice donations, including those you’ve seen written about in this series plus another couple. I’ve not totaled up the cash intake, but given our modest expenses, it will Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) Kyle Walton’s Mom
We received another donation, this time from noted personage Kyle Walton, so that means it’s time for another custom crafted Personal Philosophy! Kyle would like to dedicate this to his mother Sylvia, who has of late gotten interested in Kierkegaard. Kyle’s Mom’s Personal Philosophy* Many mothers would be upset that their son is… well… different. Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) Danny C.
This feature will henceforth occur no more often than weekly, if that, unless this new policy suffers recursion problems, in that the policy itself as as adjunct entity to this type of post is by leakage subjected to that same policy and and so is only enforceable on a weekly basis, in which case additional Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) a Guy Who Doesn’t Like Personal Philosophies
Note: This post has been edited at the request of the guy who complained about all these Personal Philosophy posts, because the point of my doing these is to entertain and amuse, not to offend or embarrass. Guy Who Doesn’t Like Personal Philosophies’ Personal Philosophy* I know nearly every guy philosophizes, whether they’ll admit it Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) Dr. Iain Morrisson, Ph.D., a Professor and Professional Philosopher
Let me be super clear about this one: This is a donation to Iain, purely because he was a guy that was in the Ph.D. program with Seth, Wes, and myself who did go on to get a job (at U. of Houston) and because I thought he’d have a sense of humor about such Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) Wasted Words’ RJ White
My favorite non-philosophy podcast that I’ve not kept up lately with is Wasted Words, which is just funny people talking about a variety of topics, which occasionally veer into philosophy, but usually not. This was one of the couple of podcasts that served as a proof of concept to me that I could do something Continue Reading …
The Personal Philosophy of (i.e. for) Bradley Eugene Herbler
High praises on this day to listener Bradley E. Herbler who contributed the big $50 to earn himself an extra special Personal Philosophy. Note that he supplied, and required that I use, this picture. Brad E. Herbler’s Personal Philosophy* Socrates may have said that the unexamined life is not worth living, but I can say Continue Reading …