Might as well chime in, and I must offer a disclaimer, anonymity is not my strong suit. I have a website devoted to the late Orestes Brownson, and my full name and PO Box is attached to the website for all the world to see. If the commies take over in the US, I will probably be somewhere near the top of the list.
My name is Bryan Shepherd, and my
father was a private investigator, my mother was stay-at-home mom for the most part. I am an only child as my mother had ovarian cancer and could not have any more. I was Novus Ordo until age 20, became a Trad of the Fr. Wathen variety, and entered SSPX seminary, St. Thomas Aquinas, in 1994. (I did a preparatory year at Ridgefield, CT, prior to seminary) I left seminary in 1997 after completing my year of Metaphysics. I did well in Logic, Latin, and Philosophy, but my other courses suffered a bit, which probably led to my dismissal. The fact that I had a Fr. Wathen background (New Mass is a sacrilegious mortal sin) might not have helped my cause.
Anyway, I came back home to Louisville, ended up finishing up the philosophy B.A. at UofL, and did the M.A. (online) Philosophy at Holy Apostles (Cromwell, CT, 2008). I taught college philosophy/history in Louisville area for about ten years and ceased teaching in 2017. My main employer wanted me to teach online, and, in a nice way I said, "Shove it." Besides, my last year teaching, I taught eight college classes at two universities and made $14,900, so if any of you future traditional philosophers out there have grand aspirations of "making it big," it might not happen. I currently run my Rumble channel/Brownson Site, and I work for a local internet provider in town. I also have a Substack channel which I occasionally contribute to. My website if you are interested:
Brownson site:
Brownson Site
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