By Jaime Nava - Some forty years ago, a bank in Sweden was the scene of a hostage situation. Four bankers were held for six days and covered in explosives by a couple of longtime criminals. After the captors were themselves captured by police, the four victims did something unusual. They defended the two men … Continue reading Stockholm Syndrome Your Neighbor
By Jaime Nava - Life is changing for me. I am moving states to begin a new position in St. Louis. I just had a second daughter born over a couple weeks ago. We’re selling the house and getting ready to move. It’s exciting but also sad. You see, I had to decide whether or … Continue reading You Are Not in Control
By Jaime Nava - I had the crazy awesome privilege to baptize my daughter recently. I love baptisms in general. When it is my own kid, I’m over the moon. We had a number of visitors from both sides of the family to witness. It was awesome. Some of the members of the family come … Continue reading Saved by Works
By Jaime Nava - “So natural, it would even deceive.” Filostrato spoke with passion in C. S. Lewis’ final novel in his space trilogy. To have aluminum trees that looked as real as an organic one, that would be magical in its own way. Once we discovered a way to clean the air chemically, we … Continue reading Unnaturally Clean
By Jaime Nava - People say some pretty crass stuff when famous people die. It’s often followed by “too soon.” This is supposed to make it okay and still kinda funny, even if we’re not supposed to laugh. Por ejemplo: “Raise your hand if you thought Peter O'Toole died back in the 90's. That's what … Continue reading Death of a Celebrity
By Jaime Nava - I was reading a comic. It was something like Tales from the Darkside. Although the endings of these things could be a bit gruesome, there was also a dark comedy to it. One in particular is actually fitting. There is this couple, the Robinsons. The wife would watch down the street … Continue reading Jonesin’ for the Joneses
By Jaime Nava - God made husband and wife. The devil tempted the wife. She went outside her programming. Her work (and her husband not doing crap to stop her and also going out of his programming) caused a virus to enter into the program of creation. Now there’s lag. Now there are crashes. Now … Continue reading Jesus Got Pwned
