I haven't been on AG very much. i haven't been anything very much recently.

This week though, i started training to become a part-time tour guide for historic philadelphia. i'm hoping to continue with this company and do some more specialized guiding in the neighborhoods and the dirty secrets of philly that not a whole lot of folks know.

Anyway, Philadelphia. It's a city founded on religious freedom. And there are so many intricacies of thought and science behind the branches of religions formed in back rooms and small alleys of colonial Philadelphia.

I'm excited about this move in my life. As a writer, I get to explore people and character traits to which I may not otherwise have exposure. I'm excited to share my thoughts and feelings on the absurdity of religions, in such a subversive way that folks won't realize that they are forced into thinking about their own faith.

This weekend past, I attended a performance art show walking through cemeteries, exploring some ghosts and their connections to their faith in a higher power. The churches we tromped through were definitely a part of the show, but they could have been any or no denomination of religion. There were performers who gave up on their faith and knew they were reliant only on their survival instincts. There were performers who refused to give up their hold on their invisible friends. One of the lines that was important was that god is the master of the silent treatment - they were one refusing to give up their faith.

i've been doing a lot of introspective thought about my actions and the residual effects of my movement through life. i always say, everything i have ever done has prepared me for right now. and while that remains true, i believe i'm at the beginning of a long journey that will provide me some understanding about how others think. i think i'm ready to get over my prejudice for those who have blind faith. i'm still an atheist. i just think i'm ready to find out why others are not.