I've been reading the seminal Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton. The start was a bit shaky, I must confess. I felt indignant at his polemics; the opening chapters seemed written so gruffly that they bruised opponents and friends alike. All who might face such words, whether friends or ...

I could feel the acrid smoke in my nostrils, not to mention the sharp pressure of the molded plastic as I was forced against it in various ways. Yet there was an even greater pressure, and like most greater pressures it had nothing to do with physical discomfort. ...

I was walking out to my car when I noticed it. A stately Cadillac (parked directly next to me) straddled firmly over a parking obstacle--the yellow concrete ones designed to prevent your car from going past them. The motorist, I thought, must have either been absent minded or utterly determined ...

I found myself clipping coupons out of the Sunday paper yesterday afternoon; that was the first clue. Later, shopping for a shower hanger for shampoo and such at Bed Bath And Beyond, I realized the significance of the day's activity. I am married. Single men don't clip coupons or frequent ...

I'm back, and alive, and married.more shortly...

Your questions are provacative, Squirrley, but I must change the direction of your discourse, redirect the ideas, if you will.>if we fall into emptiness what is to fear?Nothing. Emptiness is the sum of all fears.>(binarily)...does fulfillment hang above?Fulfillment, I think is very close to the opposite of emptiness; but ...

We leave tomorrow.Saturday is the day that Brittany and I assume our transcendent roles; brittany as Bride, and i as Groom. In a sense our identities on the day of our union will fade to the background as we participate joyfully in a Grand Metaphor, perhaps the Grand Metaphor. As ...

Moving always brings new old things to light. I've found poems and lyrics long forgotten that were hastily scribbled on the backs of academic papers. The following lines have as their reverse partner the 40 year old controversial Moynihan Report (The Negro Family...).These lines are about self-destruction, and hence are ...