Been listening to Philosophize This! which is a great podcast by Stephen West who tries to make learning about philosophy easy and fun. Take a listen if you think it might interest you: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ It's also on Apple podcasts and Spotify. As I like thinking about why people are like they are, I find it... Continue Reading →
The New World
I was, in the past, of the school that everything we experience is just a variation on a theme, and everything has more or less happened before. I was a "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," sort of person; look at the past and learn from it. Shakespeare still resonates... Continue Reading →
Sometimes People Just Break Into Song
Last weekend was a tiny bit stressful because I had a lot of responsibility not to forget anything, and there were a lot of things I could have forgotten. It was my friend's birthday. We've known each other for a long time (twenty five years) but we don't see each other as often as we... Continue Reading →
An Ellipsis
I've written about this before, but some of the best parts of life are in ellipsis, like in a movie "Five years later..." Some period of time has passed when there's no action, no drama, just life. Those are sometimes my happiest moments. I had a weekend in an ellipsis. We went for a back... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 