TURN-STONE

More on happiness

Life, Society May 10, 2020October 8, 2017 by Tom Chester

A few days ago I posted a quote from Emerson about happiness. I want to elaborate on the idea of happiness and argue that it … Read more

Haiku on truth

Life, Poetry October 10, 2017October 8, 2017 by Tom Chester

Truth a great stone wall Facts piled one on another Doubt is the mortar

Words!

Oddments October 10, 2017October 7, 2017 by Tom Chester

English is a rich and powerful language drawing from many roots. Nevertheless, there are several non-English words that enrich our ability to communicate — and … Read more

Religion!

Humor, Religion October 6, 2017 by Tom Chester

A bit of humor to celebrate a fine fall day. Dorothy Parker went to a Catholic elementary school, but she was asked to leave after … Read more

Environmentalism, sustainability, and all that

Conservation, Society, Technology October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Tom Chester

A great quote by the late Charles Bowden: “Environmentalism is an upper-middle-class white movement aimed at absolution and preserving a lifestyle with a Volvo.” To … Read more

Uncertainty

Life, Technology October 5, 2017October 4, 2017 by Tom Chester

While I was out biking recently, I was thinking about how our modern information society with its maps, searches, and data about every aspect of … Read more

An equation of time

Best of Turnstone, Life, Society September 19, 2022October 3, 2017 by Tom Chester

Over the years, particularly as those years remaining to me irreversibly slip away, I have come to understand the equation T=L, Time equals Life. Compared … Read more