Is science the Enemy?Studying Dr. Matthew Motta’s excellent new book at the moment. Blogging about it here. It comprises an eloquent deep empirical and…Nov 1, 2024Nov 1, 2024
Beware of the Dangerous Cornered RatWe are frequently admonished to abstain from provoking a large, panicked Cornered Rat. Sharp teeth and claws; a reflexively furious…Jun 1, 20241Jun 1, 20241
I am now “Pop”My paternal Grandfather. Franklin J. Gladd of Floral Park NY, was known to us kids as “Pop.” He was awesome, stinky stogie and all.May 26, 2024May 26, 2024
We cannot claim to not have been warned.315 days out (as of 12/26) from the November 5th, 2024 U.S. national elections, and counting down. “A republic, if you can keep it.”Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 2023
Exigent priorities?Yes, many of these overlap (think Venn diagrams), evincing recursive cause-effect (feedback loop) oscillations. Some may be transient…Nov 20, 2021Nov 20, 2021
On #WhitePrivilege and EmpathyTroubled reflections on the George Floyd murder and its upshot.Jun 7, 20201Jun 7, 20201
The Price is not right. Indu Subaiya speaks outCross-posted from my KHIT.org blog.Jan 31, 2017Jan 31, 2017
’Dem bones. A billion tons of them.Over on my KHIT.org blog I’ve posted a reflection on Ann Neumann’s important book “The Good Death: an exploration of dying in America.”Aug 1, 20161Aug 1, 20161
A reflection on my late friend Paul GrizIn the summer of 1977 we rented a U-Haul truck and summarily up and moved from Tuscaloosa to Knoxville, Tennessee. No job, no nothing…May 7, 20161May 7, 20161