My now favorite podcast, Philosophize This! has moved on to Augustine of Hippo. Stephen West treats him as a philosopher (and not as a saint, the podcast being strictly interested in the development of philosophy and not religion). He explains the long and winding route Augustine took to becoming a Christian and his development of... Continue Reading →
Snow
People can do the same activity and have different goals. This last week was a case in point. My partner and I both like back country skiing, but... I like good snow, and trying to figure out where the best descent is to be found. I watch the weather, and read reports, and try to... Continue Reading →
How Many Memories Can a Woodchuck Chuck?
So I'm fifty-six, and I'm trying to find my head around this fact. How did I get so old? (Easy answer, by not dying before, but it's still shocking.) I've been chugging through certain memories and feelings and realizing that they don't always make sense. I have a distinct memory of being happy or unhappy... Continue Reading →
Capitalism
This was part of my big realization last weekend, thinking about why people are so unhappy today when everyone around me (in Europe at least) is pretty well-off, if taken historically. Just for example, in most of the western world today, poor people are overweight (from unhealthy, bad food) but in the past, and in... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 