The Hollow Lives of Our Holodecks
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Personal Growth, Psychology, Society | 1 Comment »We are the Hollow Men, We are the stuffed men, Leaning together, Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass Or rats' feet over broken glass In our dry cellar Shape without form, shade without colour, Paralysed force, ...
Just be content with what we have?
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Personal Growth, Psychology | No Comments »Yesterday a friend and reader of this blog made the following comment in response to my post about Love: "I take it you aren't a fan of the old saying 'true happiness means learning to be happy with what you already ...
The Materialist Veil is Lifted
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Economics, Politics, Religion | No Comments »In certain cultures throughout history, parents arranged the marriages of their children, and in many circumstances, the prospective husband did not meet his prospective wife until he lifted her veil at the wedding ceremony. I am (gleefully) watching this scenario ...
The Unprincipled Nature of American Consumerism and its Effect on Politics
Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Posted in Culture, Politics, Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »My friend Andy and I have been talking a lot lately about consumerism and its pernicious place in American culture. Every trip to the West Village in Dallas makes me think of Solomon's words in the book of EcclesiastesAll ...
Peter Pan Update: Colbert Receives More Support Amongst Young Than GOP
Saturday, October 27th, 2007 Posted in Culture, Politics | No Comments »According to aRasmussen Poll, Comedy Central talk show host Stephen Colbert's satirical campaign for the White House has more support among young voters than does either GOP candidate (Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani) in a hypothetical match up against Hillary ...
Wanted: Adults
Saturday, October 27th, 2007 Posted in Culture, Society | 2 Comments »I have officially decided that my Theme Movie for the 2008 Election, and for American Culture writ large shall be, until further notice, Peter Pan. To begin our new theme, here are excerpts from "I Won't Grow Up," Peter Pan's ...
What Have We Done Today?
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in Culture, Society | 5 Comments »We shall do much in the years to come,But what have we done today?We shall give out gold in a princely sum,But what did we give today?We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,We shall plant a hope in ...