Monthly Archives: April 2026

My Criticism on Tipping Culture

Posted on April 28, 2026 by timlyg

Giving out of appreciation is fine; But giving out of compassion, sympathy is toxic empathy.

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The Cancun trip begins

Posted on April 27, 2026 by timlyg

4/26/2026 Sunday at 5:30AM, Nadia and I took Uber to Newark Airport. This is the Costco deal: Marriott, an All-Inclusive Resort in Cancun, 5 nights, roughly $1,300 per person, including flight, room, unlimited food, airport transportation. We're on 5th foor … Continue reading →

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Review of Edward J. Erler's "Are We Subjects or Citizens? Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution

Posted on April 24, 2026 by timlyg

This is the latest Imprimis article from Hillsdale College. Edward J. Erler is obviously a great proponent of banning birthright citizenship from illegal immigrant parents (would he care about legal immigrant parents, one would thought so, but then he went … Continue reading →

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Alexander the Great

Posted on April 24, 2026 by timlyg

So I browsed through the South Amboy Library one day and came across some interesting books by the children's section. One of the books I borrowed is Alexander the Great - Master of the Ancient World by Doug Wilhelm, from … Continue reading →

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Why Debates are Spicy Good

Posted on April 23, 2026 by timlyg

It's not surprising now to meet people, even in the Christian camp, who despite debates. Not surprising because the West educates the heresy of "judge not" vehemently since the 90s. They are not without justification of course, debates often end … Continue reading →

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Journal of the Week

Posted on April 21, 2026 by timlyg

4/21/2026 Tuesday From this video the major take I get is the part on suffering and sanctification. Here's Gemini's feedback, introducing terms like Hedonic Treadmill, fatherly chastisement, PTG: Hedonic Treadmill, which Tucker explicitly mentions. It explains the tendency of humans … Continue reading →

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The Allie Beth Stuckey vs. David French Debate

Posted on April 18, 2026 by timlyg

This one is so good I would have to do a comment on it. When French brought up a horse-shoe diagram about the ultimately same camp where extreme left and extreme right land together, it is so similar to my … Continue reading →

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Answering the Fools

Posted on April 16, 2026 by timlyg

Took me a while, but this is where I note down the come backs I would have/should have/have given when facing real life challenges, particularly in churches. I was asked one time at Jireh Church (Marlboro township) by some member: … Continue reading →

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Journal of the Week

Posted on April 13, 2026 by timlyg

4/16/2026 Thursday Just came across this program called GauntletAI, highly selective bootcamp, but once selected, you go through a FREE 10 week program (3 weeks remote, and you will be flown into Austin, Texas for free, free hotel, free food, … Continue reading →

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Journal of the Week

Posted on April 6, 2026 by timlyg

4/10/2026 Friday If China's Xi Jinping's meet up with Taiwan KMT's Cheng Li-wen was just reading scripts to each other, then I wonder why bother meeting? 4/6/2026 Monday From time to time I do appreciate interviews done by Allie Beth … Continue reading →

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