The reason I haven’t posted anything on this blog recently is that I’ve been focusing my efforts on my Patreon page instead. That’s where I’m now posting new material, as well some of the old material previously published here. The content will still be available free to everyone, except for special features like the Travel…… Continue reading Now On Patreon
What do Moses and Mozart have in common? Aside from being an alliterative pair of intriguing answers to obscure trivia questions (scholars speculate that Moses stuttered and Mozart had coprophilia), they both illustrate different aspects of a widespread, severely debilitating fallacy that has plagued the human race from day one: faith in revelation — i.e.…… Continue reading Moses to Mozart; Inspiration and the Revelation Fallacy
I’m still posting travel articles on my other blog, Activated Adventures. Recently I added the 14th installment in the series about our 2006 trip to Japan. This article describes my wife’s participation in learning how to conduct a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, as well as our drop-in at a shaolin class. Please check it out,…… Continue reading More Japan Travel
I’m excited to announce the unveiling of a new travel blog, Activated Adventures, which my wife and I have started. I’m in the process of transferring all of the travel articles from this blog to that one, and we’ll be adding a lot more posts as well. I’ve just added the 6th installment of the…… Continue reading Introducing a New Travel Blog
August 19, 2006: Edo Wonderland Up early, because we had a two-hour drive ahead of us. Another hot day, rather smoggy, and we stopped at a convenience store so I could obtain some sunscreen. I went into the store and inquired whether they had any, had it pointed out to me, and made the transaction–all…… Continue reading D, K and Z in Japan, Day 5
August 18, 2006: Kumagaya City This post has been moved to Activated Adventures.
(This and other travel posts have migrated to Activated Adventures. Check it out!)
(This post and other travel articles have migrated to Activated Adventures. Check it out!)
May 23, 2008: Manoa Falls Park and Waikiki Beach Our last full day in this surreal parallel universe. Zephyr, in particular, has been hankering to take a stroll through a tropical rain forest, such as might appear in Jurassic Park and the like. He has grand schemes of scouting out such locales to use in…… Continue reading D, K and Z in Hawaii, Day 7 & 8
May 22, 2008: Hanauma Bay Today I celebrated my birthday — meaning I tried my best to forget about it while everyone else in the universe reminded me. But if I must have a birthday, and if I must do something special to commemorate it, and if I could choose what I’d do, it would…… Continue reading D, K and Z in Hawaii, Day 6
The Forehead Whacker 