Human beings like to fit in. It’s kind of our thing: it’s what we do. It makes us feel better about ourselves, fitting in, being part of a group. Continue reading
Category: Essays
There is no cure for being human
The first time someone said, “Hey, maybe you should go talk to someone” I was offended. Me? “Talk to someone?” I know what that was code for and that was not me.
Isn’t it great when we get to eat our words?
The planting of trees
Earlier this week, on my flight back home from across the country, I sat next to a mother and her 17-month old little girl. I was, in a single word, delighted.
The democracy of food
To be human is to eat.
Have we become too safe? Add.
Coming from a different angle, but not an untrue one either, others obviously have the strange sense that we are living through the George Orwell’s novel 1984 as well.
Have we become too safe?
Last week, a controversy broke out. It contained three things: 1) a t-shirt, 2) a nursery rhyme, and 3) The Walking Dead.
Cross sections
Airports are a wonderful place to be shaken.
Every sort of bubble you can live in, you do live in. A routine creates the bubble; sticking to that routine ensures that the outside world never gets in. Continue reading
