Thomas Hobbes can go to hell. We've been doing very well without the belief in the divine right of kings. He wrote that without a strong leader : "....there is no place for industry... no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is... Continue Reading →
Catching Branches
I kind of suck at meditating, but I figure it's better to try and fail than to not try at all, right? I get up on weekdays, before work, and go out on the balcony. If it's cold I wrap up warmly, if it's still dark I look at the stars. The only time I'm... Continue Reading →
Stepping Up
I'm curious how to have a good conversation in this world where every device, every feed, every bit of "content" is shouting for our attention. I think the rules have changed. In light of that, I need to step up my game. Here's a banal conversation we could have had in the past: "So I... Continue Reading →
Aging
We just did a climb that we did three years ago, and it’s so much harder now. We talked afterwards about how hard it is to accept slowing down with age. It’s happening whether I want it to or not but that doesn’t mean accepting it is any easier. We met a man last summer... Continue Reading →