Must You Feel Empty and Lonely?
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/Must You Feel Empty and Lonely? Usually inspired by J. Krishnamurti’s words, these excerpts from his teachings left me troubled: People running... Read More
Atlanta Shooting: The Rush to Oversimplify
Sunday, March 21, 2021Glendale, California Atlanta Shooting: The Rush to Oversimplify My Dearest Readers, [Before delving into a possibly life-endangering topic, I... Read More
On Being a Zen Retriever
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Sunday, February 7, 2021Glendale, CA On Being a Zen Retriever Have you ever noticed, as I do, how much of the day... Read More
Defecation, Fornication, and Dissociation
Joshua Tree National Park, CaliforniaFriday, January 8, 2021 Defecation, Fornication, and Dissociation A most troubling triad, I know, but here’s the point:... Read More
Enjoy The Pandemic!
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adversity, Buddhism, covid-19, crisis, insight, learning, pandemic, self-reflection, Taoism, the present
///Saturday, September 26, 2020 Cayucos, California Enjoy the Pandemic! If you’ve read past the title, then perhaps you can stomach the paradoxical,... Read More
Stung by Psychoanalytic Politics
Sunday, September 6, 2020Cambridge, Maryland Stung by Psychoanalytic Politics Ready yourself for some aggressive but hopefully entertaining and informative venting. I write... Read More
Perversely Avoiding The Present
Sunday, August 9, 2020 Glendale, California Perversely Avoiding The Present Two recent experiences bring the absolutely unequivocal ways in which we perversely... Read More
Donald’s Detumescence: Narcissisms’ Scary End-Stage
Saturday, July 11, 2020 Glendale, California Donald’s Detumescence: Narcissism’s Scary End-Stage Of course you thought detumescence refers to erections. And, if so,... Read More
Donald Trump’s Way Out
Friday, June 19, 2020 Pasadena, California Donald Trump’s Way Out People with an excess of narcissistic personality traits tend to blame others... Read More
Covid: Living in the Pre-Industrial Age
Sunday, April 12, 2020 Glendale, California Covid: Living in the Pre-Industrial Age Probably not the best time for a history lesson, but... Read More