Joel @ Future FolkloreThe first step is the hardestI think many of us have big dreams and plans and hopes that we think we’ll someday get around to doing something about. But why don’t we…May 8, 2023May 8, 2023
Joel @ Future FolkloreAn agate and other sacred objectsOne particular agate is the size of a sunken orange, blanched, discovered underfoot on the lapping shores of Million Dollar Beach, so named…Apr 27, 2023Apr 27, 2023
Joel @ Future FolkloreReawakening wonder in your lifeAt my favorite theater in New York City, the United Palace, they’ve used the title “Reawaken Wonder” as the headline for movie screenings…Apr 19, 2023Apr 19, 2023
Joel @ Future FolkloreManhattan mica“THIS is the rock that underlies most of Manhattan and provides the foundation for its skyscrapers,” two journalists described it in 2002…Apr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
Joel @ Future FolkloreA story, an invitation“So intimate, this Chopin, that I think his soul Should be resurrected only among friends Some two or three, who will not touch the bloom…Apr 12, 2023Apr 12, 2023
Joel @ Future FolkloreHow to make your mind changeable“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” Joan Didion famously said.Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
Joel @ Future FolkloreFour musings on big changesThe past couple months of my life have brought enormous changes. I’ll share more of the details as time goes on, but to sum it up: I chose…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Joel @ Future FolkloreLearning to learn about UFOsCan you hit the limits of learning? I don’t mean the short-term memory overload when you cram before a test, but when you exceed the…Feb 28, 2023Feb 28, 2023
Joel @ Future FolkloreUnidentified flying contextsWhat’s going on when you say or do something intending fun only to elicit confusion or offense? “I was only joking,” you plea in response…Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Joel @ Future FolkloreA lobster, an alien, and a cyberneticist walk into an art schoolOr, the aesthetics of recognizing non-human life.Feb 11, 2023Feb 11, 2023
