It’s not what I thought it was about. Continue reading →

Sturgeon’s Law explains everything. Continue reading →

A Buccaneer scholar is someone who takes responsibility for their own education. Continue reading →

I was determined to not like or even read Robert Wright’s Evolution of God but Kindle makes it much too easy to buy books. Fortunately it is excellent. Even shamans who got no fees or gifts might benefit from their … Continue reading →

I opened the book and, on the very first page, was the program that changed my life. Continue reading →

The Golden Treasury of English Verse and a harmonica were my only mementos of civilization. Continue reading →

I read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance three times Continue reading →

You can make something out of nothing but the thoughts in your head. Continue reading →

Well, I made it through the first 100 and the most striking thing about the list is that they sure like those greatest hits albums at Rolling Stone… and the Beatles. Although, oddly, they didn’t include any Beatles Greatest Hits … Continue reading →

[Clearing out my drafts folder while I wait for my meeting to start and discovered this. Dunno if it’s any good or why I wrote it.] Splendid wrap up of the Darwin Anniversary last year in the London Review of … Continue reading →