The world of Greek mythology was not a place of terror for the human spirit. It is true that the gods were disconcertingly incalculable. One could never tell where Zeus’ thunderbolt would strike. Nevertheless, the whole divine company… were entrancingly… Continue Reading
In our extremely individualistic society we have come to see isolation and loneliness as akin to ‘the human condition,’ instead of as by-products of a certain kind of social arrangement. — Robert Solomon
One always imagines that the days that change one’s life must be marked with something extraordinary in nature—storms and lightning, darkness at noon, and so on. In truth they are indistinguishable from any other, which is one reason we feel… Continue Reading
The most insidious thing about bondage was how easy it was to grow accustomed to it. – George R.R. Martin
It is easy to forget how mysterious and mighty stories are. They do their work in silence, invisibly. They work with the internal materials of the mind and self. They become part of you while changing you. Beware the stories… Continue Reading
The Constitution is becoming, with each passing day, an ever more ironic document as Americans urge elected officials to follow it more closely, even as they themselves continue to support policies and practices which are antithetical to it. — Ethan… Continue Reading
Fourteen U.S. States have a distinction unshared by the remaining thirty-four. Those states are: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
I had to mow my lawn today. The grass had grown too tall. And yesterday when my friends and I drove to Santa Barbara for fish and chips, it was warm enough in the afternoon for guys to wear shorts… Continue Reading
The history of man is not simply the conquest of external power; it is first the conquest of those distrusts and fiercenesses, that self-concentration and intensity of animalism, that tie his hands from taking his inheritance. The ape in us… Continue Reading
When you acknowledge as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear; to make people happy. That’s what cooking is all about.… Continue Reading