Author Archives: bryan

The Cargo: We are chained to our filth; and to each other. Intimate …In the ugliest imaginable sense of the word. Fettered by the ankle to two companions, and crammed in rows upon rows of other like-binded captives, we are … Continue reading →

Am I a traitor? …I am working very hard to be. Friedrich Nietzsche (in “Beyond Good and Evil”) made the observations quoted below speaking specifically of a philosopher. Today I believe that all individuals are capable of thoughtful, passionate searching, … Continue reading →

Am I Random and Expendable? Or am I Useful and Essential? Do we create our purpose and essentiality? Or is it there by design? If we create individual purpose completely free from design, then we are random and expendable. If … Continue reading →

Some choices I make lead to harm. Some choices I make lead to good. Many choices I make lead to a fusion of harm and good. I work hard to minimize harm and maximize good – I am not always … Continue reading →

As each day passes, we are smarter. Perhaps In different ways than the previous day, but nonetheless, …smarter. This week I finished the book “The Better Angels of our Nature” by Steven Pinker. Keeping in mind that “by definition” the … Continue reading →