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Faith in Humanity

“I’ve lost my faith in humanity.” I hear this all the time. It used to be a sarcastic remark. These days, more and more often, people...

Forward

Against a universe of infinite death, we were born in the sea. Against a place of nightmares, wrought in magma and ash, we bore children....

The Tsunami

I read an article in the National Journal this morning (thank you C. Bates, an intelligent person from a different political and...

PSVR Thoughts

I got a PSVR last week, and apparently, I have a lot I want to say about it. First, you should know that I’ve been excited about the...

Warning: Tolerance Exceeded

Man, I gotta tell ya. My tolerance for Trump stories was blown past about 12 months ago. Every new jaw-dropping, horrifying action of his...

Re: Fault

So you say you’ll vote third party or sit out the election because Clinton makes you angry. You’re not worried about Trump because he’ll...

An Open Letter to Gabby Douglas

I’ve never met you, and for that reason I hesitated to write this. But it occurred to me that the people who think they have some...

Dandelions

Dandelions are our constant enemy in the back yard, you know, a nice suburban lawn is not supposed to have a bunch of weeds all over it....

Yes, Honey, Anything. Anything At All.

A full-throated defense of instilling drive in our children. There’s a growing trend in parenting, and it really bugs me. That trend is...

Cycles

It is raining today, which I would normally find comforting, except that the rain is falling onto snow banks. As I pet my cat I explain...

This Is What Happens When God Shows Up

There is a new movie coming out this year called Woodlawn.  Here’s the preview I saw for it this morning (it’s only two minutes long)....

What’s Next

My goal this year was to release two books: A Season of Rendings and another, “Alex-ey” type book with a TBD title.  I’ve spent the year...

A Time to Mourn, and a Time to Dance

My daughter graduates preschool today. She’s excited for Kindergarten and thrilled to be a big girl.  But she’s also sad that she won’t...

The Spark Is Gone

Anyone who knows me personally knows I played World of Warcraft for six years or so.  I was a Guild Master, I co-led and moderated a huge...

Uploading Your Brain

A year or so ago I had a little argument with a couple friends of mine about whether human consciousness could be transferred into a...

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