Aug 3, 2021The Marigold EaterSunrise on the boulevard of dreams is hardly a way to describe the squalor that is this stretch of my walk to work from my neighborhood home to the office tower, a monument to many successful mergers, a few orchestrated by yours truly. Partially emptied paint cans tipped on their…Stoicism5 min readStoicism5 min read
Aug 3, 2021The Legend of El Segador“Just one more! Please!” they begged. “It’s not that late, and we’re not tired!” I looked at their expectant, adolescent faces illuminated by the light of the campfire. The last rays of the sun had finally disappeared behind the granite sentinels standing to the West of us. The long shadows…Coronavirus7 min readCoronavirus7 min read
Aug 17, 2020Ode to the LandSacred moments in the stillness of everyday life Laying down in the dappled shade of a poplar tree, Longwood he calls by way of introduction; he is perched upon the crest overlooking Fish Creek, as am I. I am struck by how talkative nature really is just a few steps…Spirituality2 min readSpirituality2 min read
Jul 21, 2020The Calvinball Principle: The Failure of (r)epublican Governance in AmericaCory Wright-Maley, Ph.D. In order to properly address the issue of good governance we first have to share in an understanding of what constitutes a good government. Thinkers over millennia have sought to devise a system that allows humans to live together meaningfully. They have disagreed about what that entailed…Republican Party9 min readRepublican Party9 min read
Jul 11, 2020A Dad’s Guide to Baby Clothes:If you’re about to become a new dad you may want to learn some new vocabulary, particularly around baby clothes. Whether you realize it or not, your partner is going to be exhausted and you should be picking up some of the slack. …Baby Clothes6 min readBaby Clothes6 min read
Jun 1, 2020Wake the Eff Up! An Open Letter to White folks…Like Me.*** Fair warning: This article contains explicit language*** I was going to title this piece White Dad, Black Dad: We Have a Long Way to Go. I was going to write about how heartbreaking it is to watch the murder of George Floyd, and the thousands of African-Americans that have…Racism8 min readRacism8 min read
