A Millennial Mindset

“We want a whole race perpetually in pursuit of the rainbow’s end, never honest, nor kind, nor happy now, but always using as mere fuel wherewith to heap the altar of the future every real gift which is offered in the Present.” Learn from the past, live in the present, plan for the future…but live [...]

Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul, May keep the path, but will not reach the goal; While he who walks in love may wander far, Yet God will bring him where the blessed are. –Henry Van Dyke A friend of our family gave us an interesting gift this Christmas–a copy of Henry [...]

It’s late, and I should have been in bed long ago, but sometimes I just can’t rest until I solve a problem. Today’s problem had to do with getting this blog to show up under the address blog.alltyler.com. For the longest time I could not find the appropriate settings with my domain registrar. Then, after [...]

I wrote one of my final college papers on nuclear and ballistic missile policy. So of course I had to go see the film Countdown To Zero when I heard it would be playing at the international film festival in town. Incidentally, it occurred to me tonight why I am still single. It must have something to [...]

I actually really appreciate bad days…when they are over. Here is a picture that over-dramatically depicts how we feel on bad days. The truth is, though, that there are days when this picture would not be over the top. Sometimes you just feel like conjuring lightning storms, and there’s not much you can do about [...]

We would rather be ruined than changed; We would rather die in our dread Than climb the cross of the moment And let our illusions die. ~W.H. Auden This truth blocks my progress more than any external factor I have ever experienced in my life. I want this idea to always be before me so [...]

Nothing can describe how I feel right now better than this song can. Complete Lyrics Periodically I need a good reminder that I am different than most people–and that’s OK! It’s so easy to get caught up in trying to conform. In reality, we are all different, and life is most beautiful when we accentuate [...]

A few thoughts of others about friends: “Be courteous to all, but intimate with a few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.” – George [...]

Here’s a post from my old blog that was focused on music. Originally posted on December 22, 2009 This song is beautiful, and it works for me as a musical allegory of God’s plan for the happiness and eventual salvation of His children. The score includes parts for two string orchestras and a quartet. The [...]

The Experience Feast your eyes on this beauty. This is the smart phone I bought last week…and that I’m returning to the store tomorrow. Don’t get me wrong; the time I spent with this phone was exhilarating, productive, and just plain awesome. It worked (for the most part) like a charm and allowed me to experience [...]