Our Historic Adventures Together
About our journey as humans. Encompasses sociology, psychology, philosophy, mythology, religion, business, economics, and anything else about how we live.
The virtual world is imaginary. An article I stumbled across set me thinking about the check on our imagination that is represented by the physical realities of limited materials and time. I also had a strangely similar check when I went to publish this piece. Continue Reading →
The consolidation and use of data in Istar systems like Palantir is a threat to most people as it means the government operates without accountability or oversight. We need to resist the tendency to sigh and move on, or one day the target may be you. Continue Reading →
The stream of life is a line between the ephemeral and the recorded. It is thin and biased toward the ephemeral. Our understanding of the present day is limited and so much more is our understanding of times gone by. This is worthy of more awareness in our lives. Continue Reading →
There is a sense of fairness at the core of our tolerance of wealth. Break our sense that fairness is part of the inequality and outrage results. Continue Reading →
I was moved. Poetry is compressed language. It expresses more in fewer words. I have toyed with it, but there is much to learn. I do think, however, that there can be poetry in the living of a life. A life of courage and great deeds rooted in diversity of culture, perspective, and experience. Continue Reading →
As I begin again to write more, I wanted to share with my friends some of what I’ve been reading recently about stoic philosophy. I have found this a fascinating subject. I have had the book with which I started my learning sitting upon my shelf for years. So join me as I learn more about living in tranquility and joy. Continue Reading →
Time travel. We think of it as a way to experience the past, but do we even truly experience the present? And when we read or write about the past, is it really itself, or still a filtered view of our present? Continue Reading →
It has been almost a year now that we have been living in Spain, and more than a year since we retired from our careers. Retirement has brought new perspectives on our work. The emphasis on that work in our lives is thrown into sharp relief by the move away from it, but also by our new life and new friends in Spain. Continue Reading →
The first step on our journey to this third third of our lives was to consider the prospect of retirement. This took some reflection as we are both lifetime workers. There is a strong connection with work, both for me personally and for the culture in which I live. On the one hand, there is a question about retiring early. On the other hand there is a question about what it means to retire. Continue Reading →
Life can be challenging at times. I walk a path that was usually not anticipated. This path has led to retirement. Patrick and I will explore history in our third third of this life. Continue Reading →