Author Archives: bryan

It is the end of an era. As I sit here allowing the last few granules of sugar to dissolve on my tongue, I realize that I will never know a lemon drop quite like this lemon drop. When we … Continue reading →

Georg Friedrich Hegel (1795 – 1831) said, “Periods of happiness are empty pages in history.” I have been down this road before, most recently in ‘last week’s post‘ where I examined cycles of peace and unrest. In that post I … Continue reading →

Historically, some major characteristics of varying political states and structures include Liberty, Corruption, Class Struggle, Servitude, and Tyranny. The stated (though not always practiced) purpose of any political configuration is typically individual Liberty. What we often find is that the … Continue reading →

It is easy to forget – all the world’s connections do not begin and end with Me. I am but a tiny link in a global chain that includes all the things (living and non-living; known and unknown) of this … Continue reading →

To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran And much it grieved my heart to think What Man has made of Man. —William Wordsworth With a nod to Plato and Aristotle, William Wordsworth observed … Continue reading →