Ed. note: this is excerpted from an old space, as per my trend of late; but there is a slight twist of relevance to recent proceedings. I happened upon it quite without intending to. I’ll let the reader decide if that was a resultant of statistical mechanics, or at the hand of some [...]
Last week, Robert Bingaman articulated some thoughts about the culture of life as evinced in some current events. This set off a discussion, primarily (of interest to me, anyway) between me and Robert, which, until now, ended with Robert stating the following:
“And if it’s an illusion, your way of life that is, why don’t [...]
I find it difficult to start this post, so I’ll use that difficulty as my entry point. This difficulty arises as I try to manage what has become a teeming chaos of beliefs about life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. As gratuitously obscene as may be the media tumult surrounding Terry Schiavo, [...]
This is the part where I borrow someone else’s ability to articulate how I feel. It’s a healthy part of every relationship, sophomoric as it makes me feel. Still—
Looking back at me I see
That I never really got it right
I never stopped to think of you
I’m always wrapped up in
Things I cannnot win
You [...]
Ed. note: this is yet another post pulled from the archives of a web place long since left to rot.
Some years ago, I worked in a semi-corporate capacity, but it was “semi” enough that I was free to ignore the pall of corporate social dynamics. Essentially, I arrived, punched in, worked, punched out, and [...]
The other night, after imbibing no small amount of coffee to no apparent, timely avail, I found myself fatigued but unable to sleep. I mention the coffee, but I don’t think that played a part in my torture. I’ve recently found myself more than once nearly spilling joe on myself as I doze [...]
In recent days, I’ve been pondering and discussing a variety of faith-oriented topics, often at one point or another finding an intersection between science and religion. Insofar as any of the discussions took a turn toward pitting one against the other, I eventually found a compromise, so as not to be intolerantly didactic. [...]
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