contrary – Carl J. Rodakowski

These Colors Don’t Run

May 25, 2022May 15, 2022 Carl RodakowskiRants

One of the things I’ve always felt is the hardest part of being gay is dealing with the perception of the gay community, within the gay community. Stereotypes exist for a reason. That’s a given. However, at some point, you have to laugh at them and you should never take them seriously. Part of the definition of a stereotype is, “fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing”. Basically, that means, it isn’t a real representation of something you are applying a type too, it is simply a generalized idea of something. That almost […]

Well-Travelled

March 9, 2022April 3, 2022 Carl RodakowskiRants

Lately (aka the past several years), I have been brought into conversations where someone says something like, “You need to be well travelled to really understand [a perspective],” or “Those who are well travelled have a better grasp on what is happening [in the world or around them],” or “Until you’ve been to allot of places around the world [“well-travelled”] you can’t fully understand [some topic or another]”. Having a better idea of everything around you is always a good idea. Especially if you plan on educating others about whatever that idea is. But just because someone has travelled to […]

Astrology

March 2, 2022March 7, 2022 Carl RodakowskiRants

I joke about being a Gemini more than some people might realize. Do I believe in Astrology, the signs, and all that? Not really, but kind of. I admit, the sign of the Gemini does sound a whole lot like me. I’ve grown fond of the term Gemini and being a representative of that group. It’s difficult to explain. Hence, that Gemini side of me coming out. As a practical science that currently fits in with all the other sciences studied, astrology is not one of them. But as something we don’t grasp, can’t prove one way or the other, […]