3/24/15 Absorbed Foolishness

We’ve absorbed so much foolishness, it has become part of us. We drip with it. This morning, I read about a reaction of the student government at Emory University after some students reported they had felt threatened after seeing “Donald Trump 2016” written in chalk on some campus sidewalks. The student government was offering free…

11/27/14 Non-Observations on Ferguson

I have some enlightening non-observations about Ferguson. Well, an enlightening non-observation is every bit as helpful as some useless observations, at least in my way of thinking, and perhaps not nearly so dangerous. I wasn’t there when the unfortunate event occurred. I wasn’t there during the first round of protests. I wasn’t on the grand…

11/8/14 I Will Not Write About Politics

I keep telling myself that. I tell myself over and over. I will not write about politics. I will not write about politics. I will not write about politics. I will not write about politics. I will not write about politics…. I chastise myself, delete two hours worth of political bullshit I struggled to write…

7/18/14 Disendontistry and Youthful Restoration

Nutrition is a more dismal science than economics. I have written about this many times before, but it keeps presenting itself for more mistreatment. Since I have set limits for myself about writing about politics and my topics have become more limited, I seem to keep unavoidably writing about the same ones. I don’t know…

2/5/14 Victimized by My Own Foolishness

We start out life ignorant and foolish, progressing to a point where we know everything with great certainty. We eventually learn to acknowledge our ignorance and, no longer victimized by foolishness, start learning something useful. I was a victim of my own foolishness for years. I still may be. Others will have to decide as…