So, I’ve had Covid for a week now. I caught it from my girlfriend. We believe we know where she got it but we cannot know for certain. We now have firsthand knowledge of and experience with Covid we did not want. I am sharing some of our experience and some of my thoughts about …
The Covid-19 pandemic has been both a global morality play and a world-wide laboratory for observation of social behaviors. For the most part, countries and cultures steeped in cooperation and interdependence have responded better than those based more on individualism. By any metric, western countries, particularly the United States, show far more positive results and …
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People who are all one thing may exist. I cannot prove they don’t. I am not one of them. Those I’ve known beyond the level of acquaintance have all seemed composed of a blend of interests and beliefs, like me. Their bundle of contradictions and idiosyncrasies may be a different size than mine, but I’ve …
One of the most intriguing verses in the Bible is this: Every man’s way is right in his own eyes… ~ Proverbs 21:2 NASB This is a statement, in scripture, that confirmation bias and self-enhancement fallacies are universal. It is not a positive affirmation that whatever you think, and whatever you do, is right! It …
The word narrative is a noun meaning: a spoken or written account of connected events, a story. That’s it. That’s the whole definition. There is no lurking subterfuge. There is no attempted brain-washing. There is nothing nefarious about the word. Are there some narratives that do those things? Undoubtedly. The purpose of some narratives is …
Is it possible that the most difficult thing for a human is to have an independent thought? It has been said that everyone is the unconscious exponent of some dead philosopher or other. In other words, we’re all drinking somebody’s Kool-Aid. Every idea you have has been borrowed. Every belief inculcated. From birth, each new …
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Authenticity. There is a fine word. And with much urging telling us to find and be true to our authentic selves, I thought I’d take a crack at it. To get there, let’s think on a few things. How many people have inputs into your outputs? Asked another way, how many people do you feel …
In light of the politically driven Culture Wars in the US, I googled ”how many cultures are in America?” I found an interesting article in business insider, claiming 11 different US ”nations” with territorial borders and unique cultural and political affinities. On a site called Inter Exchange that promotes cultural interchange for expats and students, …
I saw a revealing article this morning about a French actress stripping bare on a stage during an awards ceremony with the words ”No Culture, No Future” written on her front. I beg to differ with her view. Without getting into the weeds about her own protest, which really seems to be relegated to whether …
Saturday, March 6, marked the fortieth anniversary of Walter Cronkite signing off the air for the last time. And that’s the way it is. 1981…No worldwide, omnipresent internet…no social media…CNN less than a year old. No news on FOX (well, that hasn’t changed), but, otherwise, it’s a different world. I’m old enough to remember Walter …
