A Puff of Absurdity

"When we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." Twain / "I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind - and to work some of these contradictions out for myself." Montaigne / "I write because I have found no other means of getting rid of my thoughts." Nietzsche / "Writing is an integral part of the process of understanding." Arendt / "Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers." Asimov.

A Searchable List of Blog Posts

Avoiding the Consequences

On Legislating Kindness

Endgame Vision

Menakem's Somatic Therapy Approach to Anti-Racism Work

On Community, Again

On the Philosophy of Mr. Money Moustache

On Justified Worry

On Feelings

On Childhood Angst

On Achievement and Death and Stuff

The Moral Imperative of Revolt

On John Stuart Mill, Free Speech, and Climate Change

Faith that the End is Near

Humans: Too Invasive or Too Compassionate to Survive

On Gun Control and Coping with Death

On Addictive Pleasures and the Fear of Death

On the Ethics of Wealth

On Fear