Tag Archives: Perception

Die Hard: The Phantom Menace Legacy

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 19, 2013

Am I the only one who finds it a bit sad that the Die Hard films have become synonymous with “big, dumb action films”? Don’t get me wrong. I think too often we assume that a movie with action is “stupid” automatically. That’s a real shame, but it’s also one that isn’t going to change [...]

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Valued, part 2

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 24, 2012

A little while back, I mused on what exactly is valued and why do we value it? Value is mostly a matter of perception. Putting aside obvious things like food and shelter (though even those things can have disputable value once we get into specifics), value is found in valuing something. This is such a [...]

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The Numbers Game

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 8, 2012

We are rapidly reaching the point where majorities as we know it will no longer exist. Heck, we’re probably already past it. We live in a world where more people have a voice than ever before, and the resulting din can sure get confusing. But there’s really no going back, and while the future is [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Backlash, Census Information, Citizens, Fraught With Peril, Game Folks, Game One, Instincts, Little Fish, Majorities, Million Books, Moms, Numbers Game, One Million, Public Attention, Reaching The Point, Rush Limbaugh, Toys R Us, Wildest Dreams, Wonderland | 1 Comment

Everything Vs. Everything, Epic Edition

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 8, 2011

I watched this documentary on the Phoenix lights, and it got me thinking about skepticism. I even had this great idea of exploring skepticism, belief, and the Terran desire to find something “greater”. But who really gives a shit? I could throw my own observations into the collective consciousness of humanity, but it’s just more [...]