Edmund Janas
- 4 days ago
- 3 min
Why are Vegans so Intolerant?
I actually don't think they're so much intolerant as intolerable. But I should preface that by saying most of them live within a systems...
Edmund Janas
- Jan 14
- 1 min
Goodbye the GateKeepers
A poem by Edmund J. Janas, II, ©2022 On the day you can lift my cup, fathom my thoughts without the use of words or endure my pain... On...
Edmund Janas
- Jan 14
- 4 min
Bias in Big Tech and Racist Gaslighting in Medicine and Everyday Life
Bias in Healthcare, Age and Race Where I'm currently battling bias. 1)In medicine. I can't get into the weeds on it here, but I'm still...
Edmund Janas
- Jan 13
- 7 min
This Trend of Censorship: Calling Out Names.
Over the past 12 months, I have been censored or arbitrarily silenced by the gatekeepers of the internet 6 times in total. Most of those...
Edmund Janas
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Download 3: A Pure Heart Like Goku
I have never watched a Goku or Dragonball series and I didn't know the lore behind it. I think I saw it on TV for a total of 2 minutes...
Edmund Janas
- Jan 10
- 1 min
A Dream Download about Destiny.
Tonight I had the most amazing dream, and I got this download. "Our work is not our destiny, our work is our protest of our destiny." -...
Edmund Janas
- Jan 7
- 2 min
Project Blue Book on Amazon Prime is Worth Watching.
So there are just a few little things "off" with #ProjectBlueBook on #AmazonPrime. But most of it is compelling. I am overall enjoying...
Edmund Janas
- Jan 7
- 12 min
Reflections of a Mixed ("Biracial") Actor
My experience as a mixed actor...a more than 30 year journey on stage and in film. This is my story alone, and my story to tell. I was by...
Edmund Janas
- Jan 6
- 1 min
Gen Z and Gen Alpha To the Rescue
Most of GenZ and whatever generation we're on...seems wa-aa-ay smarter than GenX (My generation). And that's the way it should be. Every...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 27, 2021
- 2 min
You are free to choose; Between Paper and Plastic.
So, a few years ago, I went into my old High School for transcripts. I returned back to college. And I have to say, after being a...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 25, 2021
- 2 min
VR Worlds? Me No Like (but I want to)
#Metaverse ViR worlds...me no like. I don't like virtual worlds at this point. They seem too closed frame...I get clausterphobic in...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 24, 2021
- 4 min
Marvel Studios, Please Stop Whitewashing Your Characters. We Can Handle Real Diversity
I'm not being too critical of Marvel. They are better than most at representing diversity. And for every kid who has ever bought a comic...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 23, 2021
- 3 min
Why do so many talented people die young?
It sucks that so many of my favorite artists die young. Recently I learned that one of my favorite artists Delores O'Riordan, lead singer...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 23, 2021
- 2 min
Something Doesn't Seriously Add Up in the Alec Baldwin "Rust" Film Shooting
I have the type of brain that doesn't like when things don't add up. Either consciously, or I believe...more subconsciously. And for me,...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
In What Order Should I Watch Star Wars?
No, I'm not stuck in my childhood. Although a lot of my therapy is having me process some things, it seems I really enjoyed some aspects...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 22, 2021
- 5 min
The Best Acting for Film Training is Being a Background Artist, But it's Hell
Man...seeing myself act at 18 or 19 really blew my mind. It looked like me, I remember going through the motions...stressing. Why? Well...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 17, 2021
- 5 min
Memoir: That Golden Thread from Childhood, Still Tethers Me to My Parents
Technology, Science, and The Arts Converge Upon an Outcast Boy This is what I want for Christmas. A 2-xl Robot from 1978 and the T.I....
Edmund Janas
- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
Of Course You're Depressed, I Would Be Too if I had to Deal with That.
Jordan Peterson said something recently that seems rather wise. He said: "If you're smart then your'e depressed because you know how to...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
Why I Rescue and Rehab Feral Cats
Even though catch and release of feral cats is good for the cat and community...I feel bad when they don't wanna be in the cage. .I love...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 12, 2021
- 5 min
The First Time I was Misgendered...
The first time I was misgendered was in December 2021, shortly after my 51st birthday. But it was by no means the first time someone...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 10, 2021
- 4 min
One Mixed Person's Reflections on the Many Missed or Enjoyed Cultural References (and Experiences)
by Edmund J. Janas One unexpected and strange thing about being mixed black and white...(which I just fully started to fully realize...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
Generational Trauma and Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome are Real
Generational trauma is real. Sometimes not knowing our parents is a blessing in disguise...perhaps. Maybe not always as someone has to...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 6, 2021
- 5 min
How Brego is Doing Their Best to Stave Off Covid
I have always had a good intuition. And I'm using it to figure out my regimen to get me through Covid19. In conjunction with a...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 4, 2021
- 1 min
The Simple but Harsh Solution to Dealing with a Narcissist and Their Lemmings.
Think of narcissists as multilayered Russian Nested dolls. But you really don't know how many layers there are or what you'll get until...
Edmund Janas
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
A Lesson to learn at 19, Which I Only Truly Learned at 51. (Better late than never?)
I'm 51 today! And this is what I learned the HARD WAY, so you won't have to. The problem with pondering why people are rude,...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
A Message to Irene Bedard
I had the biggest crush on #IreneBedard I had no idea this sister was struggling ...damn. She was Pocahontas in Disney's animated film...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
That time I turned down meeting Beyonce.
I was like: "Why would I wanna meet that kid?" This came up tonight so I thought I would write in my memoir. Back in the late 1990's I...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 27, 2021
- 10 min
Homemade Pate Cat Food: Feeding your pets during the pandemic...when money is tight.
Through cat food shortages, or just saving money Pandemic Cat Food on a Budget Always consult your vet before changing your pet's diet. I...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
To Glory in Ignorance
A poem by Edmund J. Janas, II To Glory in Ignorance, to glory in ignorance... I remembered say, To send masses to glory in their...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Who Does Androgyny Better, Tilda Swinton or Cate Blanchett?
I say Cate. What say you? I know it may not seem politically correct to say that, in my opinion I never thought Tilda Swinton looked...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
How I Write Dialogue, Sometimes...
Everyone has their own writing technique, and there is nothing particularly scholarly or magical about mine. I typically save snippets,...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
I'm Brego, and You Can Call Me Queer
by Brego I'm not sure how much my being LGbTQ+ and how much was my father's heritage...or the stress of all that happened over the last...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
Prognostications for 2021 - 2031
The writing is on the wall, here are Brego's prognostications for the next 10 years. Decentralization and Breaking up of the Internet See...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
On Power and Weak People
by Edmund J. Janas, II People fear the powerful, when they should instead fear the weak. Because it's the weak who secretly desire power...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Wisdom of Thales
Fool ass-ed-ness need not apply...unless you are a fool for what you alone have reasoned to believe. by Edmund J. Janas, II Most people...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
October Fog
A poem by Edmund J. Janas, II A cool October day. The cats are in, wicked dark chocolate kissing full lips, Bustelo hot, at home where we...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
Youth Really is Wasted on the Young.
Youth is really wasted on the young. Basically you go around thinking that older people are fools, but the truth is, older folks KNOW you...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Black Cat Poem
by Edmund J. Janas, II When I walk to the store at.night, the surprise of my cat, Sheba waiting outside the store for me. Among the...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Such Beauty
On the second day, I saw a blue jay in the garden. It darts up and down drinks from my growing bed, Up and down between the azuki-colored...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Grace Conceals itself in Darkness
"Grace conceals itself in darkness, certainly not telling the truth but always pointing the way," - From the Man Dreams from a Hillside...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Knaves and Jezebels
A poem by Edmund J. Janas, II The silver kettle's steam, the black cat's repose. flopping tail and warm paws. The blue pitcher's vortex,...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Girls in Stores
A poem by Edmund J. Janas, II No country for warriors. Just girls in stores and boys who're bores No comfort for wanderers. Taylor smithy...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
Shine
A poem by Edmund J. Janas, II Resist the darkness. The murk and gloom... Rise to those who spread lies and distrust. Against the dark...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Missing Words
A poem by Edmund J. Janas, II Missing words Things we seldom hear people locked up in fear with the cell door open So glad your'e here....
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
What Can Be Said of The Hours?
A poem by Edmund J. Janas, II What can be said of the hours, but that they pass? And that few are true, and love only now presently...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Phat like Manatees
A poem by Edmund J. Janas, II Fail ; and nobody says a word. Isn't that absurd? Succeed, they tear you down "just a peg or two" What's a...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Why Facebook Should be Broken Up, First within Our Minds, Then by the Government
by Brego I can't say I ever trusted #MarkZuckerberg. My distrust started when a scientist (whom I've since forgotten and lost track of...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 5 min
Proposal for Cultural Trait Model of Computing, Information Retrieval and a Human Perception Reboot
Let's Deconstruct the Internet. Break it apart and turn it upside down. by Edmund J. Janas, II
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
What they are saying when they say: "They just don't wanna work."
I'm at the point where I think people who loudly proclaim: "They just don't wanna work!" are the biggest bums of all time. They ignore...
Edmund Janas
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Let's All (Respectfully) Incorporate Indigenous Beliefs and Practices
But first we must honor Indigenous Peoples, and return their lands, their land rights, and return their rightful place at the table,...
