Category Archives: 5) Not Quite Sure

Blogs that don’t really fit into one of the other categories.

For Memorial Day, The U.S. Army Asked, “How Has Serving Impacted You?” It Did NOT Go As They Had Planned…

Posted on May 27, 2019 by theboeskool

Over this Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Army posted a PR video of a soldier telling about how his service has changed him. He said that it allowed him to “serve something greater than myself… The Army has afforded me … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged How has serving impacted you?, Memorial Day, Military service, Military Suicides, Military trauma, Nonviolence, Sexual assault, Sexual Harassment, The cost of war, War | Leave a comment

Men Aren’t Making Enough Noise About These New Abortion Laws

Posted on May 14, 2019 by theboeskool

This includes me. I have been too quiet, and I’m sorry. The vast majority of the noise I have heard and seen has come from women. Which makes some sense, I suppose — These oppressive laws are attempting to control … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged A Handmaid's Tale, Abortion, Abortion ban, Controlling women's bodies, Gabrielle Blair, Georgia Heartbeat Law, Heartbeat bill, Heartbeat law, Irresponsible ejaculations, Men and abortion, Nick Martucci, SCOTUS, Unwanted pregnancies | 13 Comments

Confessions of A Creepy Hugger: Thoughts About Joe Biden and Me

Posted on April 3, 2019 by theboeskool

For as long as I can remember, I have been a “hugger.” And growing up in a family who wasn’t particularly physically affectionate, I kind of stood out. At my grandfather’s funeral, one of my great aunts told me a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, Confessions of a creepy hugger, Erin Biba, Good hugs, Jess Morales Rocketto, Jessica Valenti, Joe Biden, Lucy Flores, Physical contact, Presidential Primaries, Sexual assault, Women's communal bodies | 1 Comment

This Is How Much A Billion Dollars Is…

Posted on March 26, 2019 by theboeskool

If you made $50k a year, and you didn’t ever spend one penny of it — you just put that money into safe keeping and saved it up — do you know how long you would have to work to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon Taxes, Billionaires, CEO pay, Davos, Green New Deal, How much is a billion dollars?, Jeff Bezos, Marginal Tax Rates, Minimum Wage, Netflix Taxes, Rutger Bregman, Socialism, Teachers, Unions, Winnie Byanyima | 2 Comments

I Refuse To Let That Gillette Commercial Make Me Cry

Posted on January 16, 2019 by theboeskool

No! Nope. No, goddammit. I mean, yes… Of COURSE I’m going to cry while watching it… That was a given. I have watched it three times so far, and I’m pretty sure I couldn’t TELL SOMEONE about that commercial a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged "Boys Will Be Boys", #MeToo, Gillette, Gillette Commercial, Jordan Peterson, Masculinity, Misogyny, Proctor & Gamble, The best a man can get, The Best Men Can Be, The Talk, Toxic Masculinity | 1 Comment

My First Christmas As A Non-Believer

Posted on December 20, 2018 by theboeskool

Last night I sat with some friends, and we talked about our favorite Christmas songs. For whatever reason, ever since I was a little kid I have always loved the version of “Little Drummer Boy” with David Bowie and Bing … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged A Christmas Story, Atonement, Bing Crosby & David Bowie, Can it be?, Chris Rice, Christmas, Christmas and Blood, Christmas For Non-Believers, Leslie Odom Jr., Little Drummer Boy, Peace on Earth, PS22 Chorus, The History Of Christianity, The Transactional God, Volcano God | 12 Comments

Feeling “Manly,” and Other Lies

Posted on November 28, 2018 by theboeskool

I just fixed a couple things around the house that needed fixin’. A few years ago, I (with the help of a good friend) re-did our kitchen. My in-laws got new cabinets for THEIR kitchen, and the ones they were … Continue reading →

Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Definition of Manly, Depression, Feeling Manly, I'm a man, Man up, Manliness, Masculinity, Mass Shooters, Patriarchy, PTSD, Real men, Ron Burgandy, Tim the Tool Man Taylor, Toxic Masculinity | 2 Comments

The Best Marriage Advice I Can Give You

Posted on November 21, 2018 by theboeskool

In addition to writing about Jesus, Politics, & Bathroom Humor, I also work as a server in a restaurant here in Nashville, Tennessee. And if you don’t live here, you might not be aware that Nashville has become something of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3) Bathroom Humor, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Enneagram, Fulfillment, Insecurity, Jealousy, Love, Marriage, Marriage Advice, Penis-shaped novelty straws, Toxic Masculinity, You are not enough | 3 Comments

The Morning After The Election: 3 Reasons To Be Hopeful

Posted on November 7, 2018 by theboeskool

After the results of the 2016 election started coming in and it became clear that the country was electing an awful, awful man to lead our country, I felt way more than just “disappointment.” I experienced a sort of existential … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged 2018 Election, Automatic Voter Registration, Beto O'Rourke, Blue Wave, Hope, Justice, Politics, Proposition 4, Reasons to be hopeful, The day after the election, The Moral Arc Of History, The Mourning After, Voting, Voting Rights, Women's Wave | 3 Comments

Brett, Georgetown Prep, and The Preservation of White Male Privilege

Posted on October 1, 2018 by theboeskool

In two short years as president, Donald Trump has chosen two Supreme Court nominees and a new Fed Chairman… ALL THREE MEN ATTENDED THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL. I mean, that’s insane… Right? Jerome Powell, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh — … Continue reading →