TURN-STONE

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

Emerson on life

Commonplace October 5, 2017September 28, 2017 by Tom Chester

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some … Read more

Haiku

Life, Poetry October 10, 2017September 24, 2017 by Tom Chester

This haiku merits a bit of explanation. Wild Bill Hickok was playing poker in Lead, South Dakota, when he was shot and killed. The cards … Read more

Haiku

Poetry October 5, 2017September 24, 2017 by Tom Chester

Holy communion Sipped solemnly from the cup The day’s first coffee