Why Curb Your Enthusiasm is Funny
Good-Bye, CurbThe last Curb Your Enthusiasm aired Sunday. It will be sorely missed, even if I think this last season hasn’t been as good as the previous ones. Britannica has a great entry about Curb basics. I don’t think you’ll need a subscription to access it. Two
Protect Your Children from Moloch
The evidence is in: Social media kills children.
Well, it at least seriously wounds them. Or at least many of them.
And no matter what, there ain't no adult with an ounce of sense who claims it's good for them.
You know who else thinks it&
A Tip to the Right Hemisphere
I agree with Modern Drunkard Magazine's observation that, if you can't afford to tip the bartender, you can't afford to drink in a bar. Just buy a six-pack and stay home.
Me? I prefer to stay home with the six-pack, but I love bars.
Hey Dude, Let's Inherit the Kingdom
If you want to inherit the kingdom, look with the eyes of the little child. Or maybe drink a few cocktails.
Here's the thing about kids: Their prefrontal cortexes aren't developed. Their PFCs don't fully develop until their early twenties.
PFCs control analytical thinking.
Left-Hemispheric Knowledge
💡I wrote this short essay 15 years ago, before I was even aware of the hemisphere hypothesis. This passage from the essay captures well the problem with left hemisphere thinking: "It takes a proud person to take incomplete knowledge and respond as though he has a complete grasp of
Why We Don't Like Handicapped People
Prices Reflect Our Participation in Reality in General
A few notes on prices and reality
Science and Magic . . . And Math
This is a great historical tie into Part II of Existence Strikes Back and its observation that modernity's momentum began to build in the 13th century, as Western civilization's capacity for control increased. Magic and science were twins in the cradle of modernity. This essay points
Social Activist Thomas Merton Didn't Stay Informed?
Merton didn't trust the media, but he formed strong opinions on current events. It's because Merton was an artist victimized by his left hemisphere. He needed to embrace causes.