Monthly Archives: November 2010

Fred, thanks for your recent kind comment. Here’s one especially for you: Have you ever taken a ride on a roller coaster? It can be both thrilling and terrifying. But, for the most part, roller coasters are safe. For example, … Continue reading →

Yes, I still remember you, My President.

And the eyes of the Yankees, then all eyes, were full of tears. Grown men, soldiers.

From Ken Burns’s movie “The Civil War” Many years after the Civil War, the veterans from both sides of Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg staged a reenactment. As the Confederate veterans advanced, there came a moment…there came a moment when the … Continue reading →

Moved by the loss of my old mother I found an ancient oak tree And carved myself a home In his silent bark. (1968, 2004)

This post has absolutely nothing to do with sex. I just wanted to get your attention. Sorry. But here’s a beautiful line from Baudelaire: “Ces nuits qui compriment le coeur comme un papier q’on froisse…”

The runner’s blocks under my heels, The cold gravestones under my hands.

Here’s a concept for a 100% clean energy source which may not be very practical but which illustrates some aspects of the energy generation problem and hints at how many ways there might be to attack this problem, besides the … Continue reading →

I like scientists and mathematicians because they often seem to me to be the only ones who can ever lose an argument.  A religious leader quoting the word of God clearly can never lose an argument.  If you’re curious, I … Continue reading →

My approach to evil and good is not unlike that of John Lennon.  To me, evil is what makes humans suffer more.  Good is what makes humans suffer less and gives them a chance to be happier.  Since the needs … Continue reading →