writing

  • Good and the World of Hungry Stereotypes

    (a brief digression in prep for Inauguration Day) At some deep, embarrassing, defensive level this writer sometimes feels made to feel like he lives in one of the most disliked demographics in the world today; the older, white, middle class… Continue reading

  • Good, Deep History, and the Vatman’s Tears

    To create a moment in history like ours today, you need to ignore two things; deep history and the facts of the day. The facts are here for us to use and abuse. But history lies in the root system… Continue reading

  • Good, Hubris, the Waxed Emperor, and the Mentor

    The myth of Icarus is a cautionary tale for all times.  Flying too close to the sun with wax wings has predictable results. This is very much a tale for our time. Myths are truth that instruct with undeniable, universally… Continue reading

  • Good, Delusion, Narrative and Numbers

    When it comes to politics or business, some times the numbers work for you, and sometimes the narrative is the wind in your sails. Either way, narrative and numbers are a single sword with two equally sharp edges. In one… Continue reading

  • Good, Integrity and Stolen Stories

    For the duration of our existence our bodies and senses continuously take in a massive storm of information . In a near miraculous 300 milii-seconds or so our personal process sorts out all of it. Most information is assigned to… Continue reading

  • Good and Power

    For some people good and power are contradictions and for others, near perfect synonyms. Of course both positions are false which is why we have two different words representing two distinct forces in this universe. The formal definitions of these… Continue reading