I listened to a Podcast series of CBC Radio’s Ideas in December. It was an interview with philosopher Richard Kearney about his recent book “The God Who May Be.” I was intrigued by several of the concepts that Kearney brought up. He proposes that much of the beliefs that people hold about who God is … [Read more…]
My trouble is that I’m ambitious. And I’m undisciplined. I both love the idea of reading great books and I enjoy reading great books. Oh, the other problem is that I read very slowly. The Lord of the Rings = 18 months. Crime and Punishement = 9 months. The Count of Monte Cristo = 4 … [Read more…]
Nik called me The Man on Saturday night. I’d rather be The Dude. Alan calls me dude. Not really anyone else. Nik rationalizes that I am The Man because I am a teacher, an authority figure. I’ll be a father soon and that makes me The Man too. But I feel more like The Dude. … [Read more…]
Sept 11. And the only thing I can think of is how it was used as an excuse for continued enforcement of ‘righteous’ global conquest. I’m reading Chomsky’s latest book and I’m just getting angry and frustrated the further I read – I haven’t even read 70 pages yet. The arrogance the United States has … [Read more…]