Human development, left untended, is essentially a “crap shoot”, depending largely on the environment in which one finds (or loses) oneself. For starters, the Animal Kingdom Brain Core (AKBC) we’re born with is “hard wired” with loads of SURVIVAL instincts and inclinations, but also complete with a “Pleasure Center” (PC), generally complimented by a sense…
What drives me most persistently – as an ardent consumer of both goods and information … and philosophy – is a sense of PERMANENCE … a sense of DURABILITY … a sense of WHAT’S RIGHT … WHAT’S TRUE and enduring. I’m not into momentary, gratuitous, opportunistic, “transactional” holdings, tribal connections, conspiracy theories, or what’s “trending”.…
In 2025 I had a life challenging experience – confined to a hospital for 70 days with Refractory Inflammatory Colitis, during which, I lost a total of 35 pounds. At one of my lowest points, I actually used the term “euthanasia” in a consultation with my Spiritual advisor. He listened but wasn’t enthusiastic about discussing…
It may not be the ONLY thing LIFE is about, but it’s a foundational element: STRIVING … fulfilling the need to BECOME … to learn, to know, to understand, to comprehend, to become “conversant” with the laws and nature of the universe, to become “productively engaged” on one’s own behalf, to become “productively engaged” on behalf of…
I am a proud “Bleeding Heart Progressive Liberal”. I CARE about other people. I hold in highest esteem those who exemplify the cardinal VIRTUES and I hold in very low esteem any inclination toward the cardinal VICES … except for righteous indignation against any abuse of people, privilege or power. I believe in FAIRNESS. I…