A few years ago, I was watching one of those History Channel specials on the people of World War II. You know; the greatest generation. Four words struck with me, when a journalist was interviewing one of the women from that time and he asked her: “You were a mom and a housewife and suddenly … Continue reading Being Human in a Time of Toxic Weakness
“Nothing happens until something moves.” - Albert Einstein There we were, “dead” on the tracks. The train from London to Edinburgh is about a five-hour journey. Four hours in, our train stopped and didn’t move. We sat there for a while until we heard an announcement that there was a train in front of us … Continue reading Human Sheep Dead on the Tracks to Edinburgh
In 1994, a commentator on the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, referred to the frequency illusion as the Baader-Meiinhof phenomenon. He was referencing the left-wing terrorist group operating out of Germany at the time. Basically, after learning about the Baader-Meinhof gang for the first time and then seeing it referenced somewhere else less than 48 hours … Continue reading Look Out! The World is Not as Bad as They Say
“People are stupid, habitual, and lazy. Their emotions lead to mistakes.” – Lieutenant Harp “Maybe humans aren’t emotional enough.” – Captain Leo Captain Leo is an android in the new Netflix film, Outside the Wire. Lieutenant Harp is a drone pilot with a cold and calculating outlook. Captain Leo is designed to experience, learn, and … Continue reading The Desensitization and Calcification of Our Collective Humanity
Climbing, swinging, sitting, eating, socializing, playing, and living in trees isn’t just second nature to monkeys. It IS nature. It’s their way of being. But … “Even monkeys fall from trees”. – Japanese Proverb Humans fall from “trees” too. We slip, stumble, and fall literally and metaphorically. Sometimes, someone else pushes us out of the … Continue reading Even Monkeys Fall from Trees
I Am No Yogi 