In a short article this week, a philosophy professor wondered whether the risks of living today are so daunting that you need to pause before bringing another innocent child into the world. As if I needed reminding, I’d just seen A World in … [Continue reading]
The long tail of summer always provides an opportunity to consider your life and work before it’s September again. Taking a step back before stepping forward sometimes happens in the Christmas to New Years week too, but between then and now it’s … [Continue reading]
The story about Cowtown and Grant Harris, as told in this week’s Yeti sponsored video, plays like a bedtime story. It grabs you by the emotional lapels at those first shots of galloping horses far below. And it never lets go. Once upon a time and … [Continue reading]
As a kid, I loved Otis Redding’s songs, especially “I’ve Got Dreams to Remember” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.” I still can’t say too much about that voice, those arrangements. Listen for yourself. Silk degrees. After his groundbreaking … [Continue reading]
Jury Duty is a Slice of Life That You Want to Have My reflex on getting called to jury duty is still “how can I get out of it,” but I know that’s mostly the reptilian, fight-or-flight part of my brain. Who’s asking, and why are you picking on me? … [Continue reading]
