Today I had an utterly fruitless conversation. It was a giant waste of time, but I didn’t realize it until I went out on my walk. I do some of my best thinking while walking. It struck me again that for many people, words are worse than killing. What happened was that someone posted a…
A hideously ironic editorial
January 15, 2015
After losing eleven of their staff to murderous terrorists pushing a totalitarian ideology, Charlie Hebdo has published a hideously ironic editorial pushing a totalitarian ideology. Written by Editor-in-Chief Gérard Biard, “Will There Continue to be, ‘Yes, but’” shows that the survivors of the attack haven’t learned a thing. For a week now, Charlie, an atheist…
The sword is mightier than the mouth
April 27, 2014
Yesterday a writer got angry at me for pointing out that her Facebook post opposing the canonizing of the late Pope John Paul II was a waste of time. And I was right. The canonizing went ahead. The writer said that her task is to speak out against the Catholic church because of the ongoing…
A squall
April 24, 2014
I had a very strange experience last night: a squall of uncontrollable emotion. It shows that things are always in flux. I guess I’ve buried some aspects of my life instead of accepting and incorporating them. The work must continue. After I take my nightly meds, I watch YouTube videos for a while, until I’m…