Why Read Saul Bellow?
Friday, May 21, 2021Eugene, Oregon Why Read Saul Bellow? Before recommending immersion into Mr. Bellow’s brilliant fictional worlds, I wish to apologize... Read More
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
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
Power, Boredom, and Bellow
Friday, November 27, 2020Arbor Heights, Seattle, Washington Achieving the fearful state of “caught up” on the Blackest of Black Fridays, mid-Covid, after... Read More
The Whole World Is Watching
Saturday, October 24, 2020Glendale, California “The Whole World Is Watching” Anti-Vietnam War demonstrators chanted this phrase, as relevant now as in 1968,... Read More
Covid and Complexity
Wednesday, October 14, 2020Glendale, California Covid and Complexity We human beings struggle mightily with the endless complexity of our world. It arouses... Read More
How Belief’s Divide
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Sunday, September 20, 2020 Glendale, California How Beliefs Divide You cannot not have beliefs. And, yet, your beliefs are necessarily divisive. How?... 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
Nationalism and the Internment of Chinese Uighurs
Saturday, August 29, 2020Nashville, Tennessee Nationalism and the Internment of Chinese Uighurs Day four of this car-cruising, cowering, cross-country-Covid trip brings renewed... Read More