Opinions • Thoughts

Ideas & Excuses

“People do not seem to realize that
their opinion of the world is also
a confession of character.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • Hello everyone. If you have been a frequent visitor to this site you may have noticed that new content has been…well let’s say sporadic. Inconsistent is another way to put it. Non-existent might be more accurate. But let’s not quibble [...]

  • Another article about my birthday that I published eight years ago. Update: Still working on telling that story.  In a few days, I will turn 45 years old. A momentous occasion I have decided. It officially marks my exact middle [...]

  • Recent studies have shown that avocados are ridiculously healthy for you and have health benefits that are, to put it mildly, amazing. This is fantastic news. I love avocados. I was 18 when I had my first avocado. Oh, sure [...]

  • As a kid, I was a big fan of Godzilla movies. They were a mainstay on weekend afternoon television while I was growing up and they were always a treat. Sure, they were cheap, often silly, but there was an [...]

  • I am re-reading The Lord of the Rings (again) and came upon this poem (again). It is in the letter that Gandalf leaves for the hobbits in Bree. I’ve always loved this so I thought I’d share [...]

  • I didn’t do much reading this week comparatively speaking. I am still doing my deep dive into Buddhist thought and philosophy, something I have been interested in since my teenage years [...]