Sep 10, 2021I, WitnessAn Outsider’s Chronicle of Manhattan September 11, 2001 Author’s Note, September 2021 This piece was written in October, 2001, from notes and memories gathered during the events surrounding the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. I wrote this piece in reverse chronological order because my memories…9 11 Attacks59 min read
Aug 4, 2020It’s a Post-Fact SocietyWhat’s a poor, confused, sentient species to do? — OK. I gotta get this off my chest. This is not a happy message, but I gotta say it. We ARE living in a post-fact society. What does that mean, and what are its implications? Post Fact We are exposed to more information today than ever in recognizable history. We have…Politics7 min read
Feb 22, 2020There Are Only 3 Jobs That MatterAnd the sooner you figure out which one you’ll do, the better. — We live in interesting times. Perhaps, one could reasonably assert, “end times”. Things that we have relied upon to be constant are changing, and rapidly — more rapidly than many of us can accommodate, integrate, and understand. In conditions such as these, meaning becomes elusive. What we’ve relied upon for…Philosophy4 min read
