pics & quips from a wandering writer, photographer, professor, reprobate
Facts are irrelevant. Many people today not only ignore facts but willingly embrace obvious lies and outrageously false claims. Discussions seek not to enlighten but to inflame emotions and whoever … Continue reading Truth Is A Four-Letter Word
[Watch the video first. Then, if curious, scroll through the optional text below.] “And all shall be well andAll manner of thing shall be wellWhen the tongues of flames are … Continue reading The Fire & The Rose
“Tennis Anyone?“ When good things happen, God is praised: he miraculously cured you of eczema he graciously found your mother a second mortgage he secretly whispered winning lottery numbers in … Continue reading Stray Thoughts #4: Random Observations from an Intellectual Outlaw
“SMOKE & MIRRORS?“ Why is it taboo in nearly every corner of our culture to question religion? Religion is so sheltered from criticism that it allows perfectly sane/intelligent people to believe … Continue reading Stray Thoughts #3: Random Observations from an Intellectual Outlaw
“INTELLIGENT DESIGN?“ Is this the ‘best of all possible worlds’? When you look around, do you see the handiwork of an “intelligent designer”? A pair of unjaundiced eyes might notice the … Continue reading Stray Thoughts #2: Random Observations from an Intellectual Outlaw
“THE WARM FUZZIES OF BELIEVING” Can a belief give life meaning and purpose? Make people happy? I’m ecstatic because I’m going to marry Sandra Bullock. I know in the depths … Continue reading Stray Thoughts #1: Random Observations from an Intellectual Outlaw
“A demagogue like Trump is what you get when you turn culture and the press into burlesque.” – Chris Hedges – Postmodern, post-humanist, post-factual – there seems to be … Continue reading Thoughts to usher in a New Year
I’m grading mid-term essays right now. What a bummer! I provide students with several topics to choose from, including this one: The Book of Job asks why bad things happen … Continue reading The Horse & The Fiancé
– A liberating truth that seems simple but has to be learned over & over again – 🙂 🙂 🙂
I have been a lifelong beach bum and, more recently, a convert to mountains & the Wild West, but currently find myself landlocked and bereft of either. Thus, at least … Continue reading Ragged Claws
I understand the need for alternative fuel and energy sources, I really do. But I was stunned the other day at the sight of thousands of wind turbines lining the … Continue reading Destroying the Landscape to Save the Planet
As a teacher I never backed away from a fight. My job was to provoke, to engage, to strike a match & kindle the G-Spot in a virgin intellect. So … Continue reading Alley (oops!) Abstracts
