The most profound irony of human existence is that our basic nature, our evolutionary mandate to follow the course of our life-path in some unique, individualistic journey, alternatively manifests, for most of us, in melting into the anonymity of a tribe or gang or cult or religion. The few who…
Although it’s a rather gentle-sounding word, by definition: com·plic·i·ty /kəmˈplisədē/ noun the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing. “they were accused of complicity in the attempt to overthrow the government” is anything but. As I find myself, more and more, having to stay close to a…
It seems like this wouldn’t need explaining, but the proliferation of tainted Kool-Aid© stands and the rantings of Tucker Carlson, Rush Limbaugh, Betsy DeVos, Trump and Spence have given me pause. So, if you or anyone you know, or anyone you may encounter has misinterpreted the impassioned oratory of Patrick…
I took a virtual cleansing breath last week to see if a sincere, universal hug might prompt responses different from the normal choir support and poop-slinging outrage I am accustomed to receiving. Careful analysis of the pro/con balance of 7,412 comments, at least according to Google Analytics…about the same, despite…