Our Historic Adventures Together
David has moved his site to a simpler toolset. This site will remain available for a while, but new postings will be at wrightgibson.es. Email updates will now be handled manually, so send a quick note if you are receiving, but do not want updates via email. Continue Reading →
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 →
Gabriele and Perry offered me a view of Roman and European history that I found fascinating. They focus on the early medieval period, which is sometimes called the Dark Ages, although there is some discussion on this word choice. It is a particularly northwestern European perspective as the period was hardly dark in Al Andaluz or the Bagdad Caliphate. 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 →
We were devastated in November 2024 by what the election said about our country. We have been shocked at the speed of what seems to us a rising police state. I have taken some measures to protect us that a friend thought I should share. Continue Reading →
We must keep our grounding in this gratitude. Simple things like a trip to Xàbia to take in this ancient fishing town that is today more about retirement and vacationing. Continue Reading →
I am cleaning up some photos and building a few posts to share them. In 1989 I was privileged to attend a semester at the University of Dallas Rome Campus. It was a life changing experience. At the time I had a Minolta X-370 SLR camera and I took a generous supply of film rolls. Here is a selection of the photos. Continue Reading →