Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein Einstein’s notion reminds me of the definition of insanity: trying the same thing over and over … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon Geez. Took the whole day to organize my notes and quotes, tweak the ideas and find a thread. Now the intellectual journey about liberalism has to contend with the Vikings 3rd pre-season game. The starters will … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon I wanted to start writing this morning. But I could not. The piece was not ready. I had to do more work, winnowing ideas and quotes, looking for contra arguments. Now, I’m almost done, should be … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon Another day spent happily with my nose in The Contested Enlightenment, parsing out threads of intellectual history that I can then weave together into a new tale, one that clarifies liberalism in the United States today … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon Sin and Salvation has ended for me. It will leave without another tour on my part, though I may go check it out once more on my own. One of the most pleasurable tour experiences I’ve … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon My thoughts on Enlightenment were cut off mid think by this world, Rigel on an adventure outside the gate. Now I’ve secured the gate (I think.) until it can be repaired and I’m about to return … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon Breaking news from the 16th century. Revolution gets legs from philosophical ideas. When I grew up in the study of philosophy, the history of ideas was the primary teaching method. Ideas, this approach claims, grow up … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon This was a doctor day. Kate and I went to see a spine surgeon she has seen before. She leans now toward some surgical intervention since the various palliatives: drugs, nerve root and facet joint blocks, … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon The day so far. Bought 55 granite blocks to use in constructing barriers to the dogs. Bought 10 straw bales to reinforce a barrier to the dogs. Do you see a pattern? A nap, then a … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon Reframing. Work on containment of the puppies requires reframing. If I don’t begin to see these as interesting challenges rather than more damned work, I’m gonna be one frustrated guy. This morning Rigel appears, wandering around … Continue reading