Author Archives: bryan

TO THE POLITE, WELL-SPOKEN GENTLEMAN DRIVING THE BOX TRUCK ON TUESDAY, WHO IS NOW SEEKING ME OUT TO ISSUE A FORMAL APOLOGY: Hello again, It was nice to meet you on Tuesday when our verbal paths collided and our physical … Continue reading →

In April 2015 I wrote A MANIFESTO ON HAPPINESS. This week I wrote ANOTHER MANIFESTO ON HAPPINESS. Drawing from these two personal declarations, I struggle mightily with tolerance for quiescence and duplicity. I have considerable difficulty understanding how any one … Continue reading →

I have read multiple times, from multiple thinkers, that to study philosophy, or to philosophize, is to learn how to die. So if Philosophy is the love of, and the search for, wisdom, and if wisdom is some balance of … Continue reading →

Following is a portion of a poem I penned approximately eight years ago: My wife and kids, they think I’m weird      I find it such a treat I’m so content, enthralled, endeared       Upon that cushioned … Continue reading →

In recent weeks, I have observed multiple examples (involving various individuals), of one individual saying one thing to another individual, and then contradicting their original statement by saying something completely different to a third party. I believe this is a … Continue reading →