Selfies on the Beach
The ratio of selfied folk to beach is approximately 1 per 10 square feet. The wind is infused with narcissism, I think as a group of young girls tries to get their hair to puff in just the right Instagram manner. Or perhaps this is merely survival in the social…
Inconsistencies and Contradictions
If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, learning, etc., beginning from his youth and so go on to old age, what a bundle…
The Aphorism Project
Bits of wisdom. And puzzles. I savor aphorisms. I roll them through my mind, try and discover situations and scenarios where they fit, and raise them as a…
Learning Posts
Learning Posts is a collection of what topics and ideas I’m researching. They are more summary of what I’m learning rather than synthesis of thought.
Diverse Experience
I’m working my way through David Epstein’s excellent book “Range”. The challenge we all face is how to maintain the benefits of breadth, diverse experience, interdisciplinary thinking, and…
Using the Sun as a Giant Engine
Or how to visit the nearby Andromeda Galaxy.
Second Chances
A late summer sinus coded hit me upside the head this weekend. While I still managed to cut a small forest down in our side yard (a to-do…
Cornbread & Capitalism
A round up of the week of learning. From the purpose of capitalism to a flowchart of independence.