Note: this essay was originally published on Medium. Κοίνά γαρ τά τών φίλων (“For (γαρ) the things (τά) of friends (τών φίλων) are common (Κοίνά)”) — Plato, Phaedrus As I pass through towns in East and West Texas, I see…
Note: this essay was originally published on Medium. Κοίνά γαρ τά τών φίλων (“For (γαρ) the things (τά) of friends (τών φίλων) are common (Κοίνά)”) — Plato, Phaedrus As I pass through towns in East and West Texas, I see…
Today I just don’t feel up to it. I don’t want to work out. I don’t want to engage. I just don’t. I miss my little Prissy. I feel my heart heave and tears form whenever I think of her.…
Is anyone else tired of hearing about so-called toxic masculinity? I know I am. I’m also tired of hearing people use words without knowing what they mean. Here’s the definition of masculinity: qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men.…
Today is (a continuing) election day in the United States and just about everyone I know is glued to their screens, waiting to see who will be the next President. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign is blowing up email inboxes whining…
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Today I watched a webinar in which Moderna announced that they are close to testing their COVID-19 vaccine which is based upon their messenger RNA therapeutics technology. What is messenger RNA therapeutics and what are its implications for you? First,…
When I was probably about eight years old, I asked my father what a gentleman was. He replied that “A gentleman is someone who is gentle, but still manly.” I was sitting with my father, my grandmother and an aunt…
Ah, wily Odysseus. After battling the Trojans for ten years, all he wanted to do was go home to his wife. Too bad he blinded Poseidon’s son to save his men from being eaten by that same son. Because of…
If I were asked to name the most misunderstood virtue, I would not even hesitate. It would, hands down, be the virtue of Temperance. When most people think of temperance they think of giving things up forever. That’s not what…
What do you picture when you think of a king? Perhaps you see Henry VIII eating a feast while his subjects starve. Or perhaps you imagine mad old King George, imposing taxes on his American colonies to fund his lavish…
