What is witchcraft? The English word “spell” gives us an idea – it is the attempt to impose one’s wishes, by words, on reality. A…
A few hideous pieces of information came to my attention through Twitter (where else?). Each made me look into the abyss of the human soul.…
Youth is much admired, and rightfully so – it is a sweet yet fleeting blossoming of energy, ability, beauty, and hope. Apollo, the ever-young, represents…
Enjoy a guest post: The Confessions of an Aging Homosexual On the Homosexual Condition Many haunted moons have passed since I was young, and so,…
All Things Like to Rest Resting, physics teaches us, is where all things end up. All the forces in the world work to diminish a…
I recently authored a sincere post about the virtues of being nice. But what is life if not a local equilibrium between clashing contradictions? So…
Aging brings many an interesting change. Some to be expected – such as the greying of one’s hair or forgetting to zip one’s pants; others,…
I should probably give a name to this category of posts, the ones attempting to find procedural improvement to some of the issues troubling the…
Electoral politics has always been a nasty business. There is a built-in incentive for each side to present the other as completely incompetent, terrible, demonic,…
Easter separates the boys from the men. It does so in a way reminiscent of how Gideon was advised by God to hand-pick his army…