Author Archives: bryan

It takes an appreciable amount of compassionate intelligence to acknowledge that a rationalization is dependent upon its foundation and supporting structure and thereby is not necessarily fact or truth. If one accepts the premise of wealth as foundation and power … Continue reading →

The paragraph below is from “The Grapes of Wrath” written by John Steinbeck and originally published April 14, 1939: “And it came about that owners no longer worked on their farms. They farmed on paper; and they forgot the land, … Continue reading →

“Karen” – entitled, excessively demanding, dismissive, privileged, angry. This week I was confronted by a ‘Karen’ who had just backed a third car into her driveway, got out of her car, stood in her drive, watched my dog poop, then … Continue reading →

After months of compiling lists then listening to 60+ albums, here are my Top Forty: Queen – Night at the Opera Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon Led Zeppelin – IV Leonard Cohen – The Essential Leonard Cohen … Continue reading →

Salvation: “Ultimately, to be saved is to actively seek then find Beauty, Truth, Wisdom, Justice. But because these Ideals in their perfection are not possible in a single lifetime, existentially, to be saved becomes momentary glimpses of their potential.” “I … Continue reading →