Reflections on the precariousness of life
Philosophical essay on life and death sparked by a family trip where a pigeon collided with the car and we had a flat tire.
The Big Insurance Scam
A scathing reaction to the realities of the insurance industry and the insurance scam that makes the entire American public a victim.
Reviewing the Slate
Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.
2013 in Review
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
Promoting Interest in the Classroom
An essay about the role teachers play in making subjects interesting, valuable and relevant to students. Prompted by an Open-House visit to Westland High School.
Ambitions and Weekends
Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.
Astrology As I See It
A skeptical essay on astrology.
Voting with the ego.
Egoism may not be popular, but it's what's getting my vote.
Always Welcome Inn - Winter
Some photos of our second visit to the Always Welcome Inn near Killbuck, Ohio.
April 14, 2005 Newsletter
April 14, 2005 Newsletter. Global Artistic Network Launches.
