Category Archives: Philosophy

This has been a very busy week and I am making excuses but it looks like I am on a stream of consciousness parade of words with some thoughts thrown in but mostly I guess more of a stream of … Continue reading →

This week I am absorbing “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” – the latest work from Yuval Noah Harari. The quote below strikes me as particularly foreboding: “We should never underestimate human stupidity. Both on the personal and the collective … Continue reading →

Twas the week before Christmas, when all through my heart My blood to my head, and my soul comes apart; Sleepwalking through crises, profuse wear and tear, Mad hopes that St. Nicholas would answer a prayer; The children were nestled … Continue reading →

Twas two weeks before Christmas, when all through my head, Not a festive thought stirring, just sadness and dread; Tick-tockings were going as if Sapiens don’t care That hopes for our future are filled with hot air; Grown children were … Continue reading →

Tomorrow’s regret is today’s fear. Today’s fear is denial: A desire to ungrow, and unlearn the lessons from the future; A desire to lay back on soft pine needles, in the comfortable warmth of sunny dispositions and breezy conversations; A … Continue reading →