Lyrical Analysis – You’re Beautiful This one is gonna be pretty scathing. Actually I think it’s the meanest thing I have written here so far! PLEASE TAKE HEED!!! If this song is genuinely important to you, PLEASE DON’T READ ANY FURTHER. I have zero interest in taking from you something…
Author: Dirtsmith
#02 - Things to Consider
Failure to Thrive
Failure to Thrive Bad Animal I make for a pretty lousy animal. Animal survival – species survival – is fundamentally nothing more than ruthless competition for scarce resources. Those animals and species insufficiently motivated to compete, die. It’s quite simple. Now, I’ve never been in a genuine life or death…
#02 - Things to Consider
In Which the Earnest Philosopher is Waylaid upon his Course by Reflections on “Rugged Individualism”
Reflections on Rugged Individualism I’ve thought of making business cards. They would read simply – DIRTSMITH Anthropologist It should probably be “Philosopher” instead. But that feels too obnoxious. (Actually I want to make several with different descriptions – Artist, General Laborer, etc. – so that I could provide the proper…
#02 - Things to Consider
My Favorite Poison Drinker
I love Caitlin Jonstone. I admire her passion and compassion, her perception, and her real actual “Rugged Individualism.” I am saddened by the parts of her work that I consider futile self-torture. And I’m disappointed with her often completely counter productive polemic diatribes and ad hominem attacks. Not that I…
#03 - Things to Listen To
The Highwayman
The Highwayman Frustration with this song idea was what prompted me to start taking voice lessons in the first place. I stumbled on the guitar riff and figured it needed something really rocking. Like Toadies level. [As an aside, I love The Toadies. As an adolescent in the latter 90’s,…