Photos are moments in frozen moments in time. Old photos show us how transient, and eventually meaningless, life is. There comes a time when everyone
Category: Mind
I can’t believe the special stories that have been made up about our relationship to the universe at large because they seem to me to be too local, too provincial.
I prefer to call it sitting or sitting meditation, stripped of cultural nuances. Its root is zazen or zen, sitting meditation in Japanese. But there
When JFK spoke the words “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” an entire nation understood.
I’ve noticed two logical arguments that are repeatedly used by Trumpists, both flawed. To America’s discredit, they seem to be gaining more general use. In
After the rape of Capitol Hill by a Trumpian mob, I wonder if this is the act of hubris that I have long instinctively expected.
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I wrote a fair amount during the George W. and Obama administrations, particularly the former’s. Incensed by the stupidity of squandering the 2000 budget surplus
Incredibly naive? Or profoundly stupid?
Update to this article. The Economist distilled my thinking on 12/5/2020: Two factors tied to the pandemic help account for Taiwan’s relative success this year.
The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.
Tu. 1/5 5.0 miles @ 12:51.
Local control of schools is a failure. People have lost, if they ever had, any ability to think analytically. Being able to posit an alternative
Was reading somewhere about an author’s disappointment that something didn’t happen at the very end of 2020 to bring more closure. The sentiment is entirely silly.
I don’t believe in the supernatural. I do believe in the power of symbols.
Git her done.
We drove through Denali National Park.
I’ve written in the past that Zen was the religion of the samurai and Stoicism was the philosophy of the centurion. As with most generalizations,
Facebook is, of course, the most highly integrated. It exists primarily as an advertising platform but also allows its company to harvest extensive data about
Someone stopped by for breakfast.
Trump’s voter fraud lawsuits have all failed. This underscores one fundamental fact about Trump. While his misinformation and lies can sway the gullible and the
I feel for those who struggle, whose numbers have grown so much in 2020.
The NYT is reporting that while the deaths attributable to corona virus is 303,963, the death rate has been higher than they would be in
