Author Archives: bryan

So even though everything passes through the filter I call “me” — objective reason can survive. If I claim objective knowledge, I have established the reality of reason and I am then honor-bound to nurture its promise with coherent skepticism; … Continue reading →

To be thought inferior… To be underestimated… To be scorned and belittled… Is ugly. To overcome Is not to… Condescend… Or underestimate… Or scorn… Or belittle… In return. Nor is it to brave Perceived Indifference. How then? It is difficult … Continue reading →

EXPERTS HAVE CONFIRMED! “Very Bad Things Can Happen!” Based on this recent report, Monday morning of this week an entire town nestled in the hills of the Mark Twain National Forest in south-central Missouri stayed in bed. By that afternoon … Continue reading →

This week I am struggling with priorities. I am (possibly) faced with a decision that (whatever I decide) will at the least maintain status quo and may result in betterment; this is a good problem. My initial instinct was to … Continue reading →

42% of 4% own 46%. That is an inordinately high concentration of something. So based on this scenario, in a given set of 10,000 individuals spread evenly over 100 square miles, and with 10,000 shares to divide between the 10,000 … Continue reading →