Chronic stress syndrome
Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, is a frequent subject in the news, a disease about which we have become more aware after nearly three decades of … Read more
Politics as entertainment
I try to avoid partisan politics in this blog, but I want to share a letter to the editor I wrote today to the Tucson … Read more
Theory versus reality
There is an old, scurrilous joke about a kid asking his dad about the difference between theory and reality. One doesn’t need a joke, however, … Read more
Angle of Repose
A bit of physics to start this post. Picture in your mind a pile of gravel on the ground after being poured from a chute, … Read more
Xmas, Christmas, and more
During the holiday season it is common to hear some people say, “We need to put Christ back in Xmas,” bemoaning how our increasingly secular … Read more
Beginnings
As I have written here several times, I admire the writing of Wendell Berry whose work includes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. A poem of his … Read more
Work versus job
In thinking about the subject of earning a living, several nouns come to mind: job and work, of course, but also occupation, profession, trade, calling, … Read more