I had the great joy this week of watching my eight-year-old niece play the guitar and sing. I was in awe of her confidence and lack of self-consciousness. There are lessons to be learned from her. She doesn’t know she can’t do it. What I mean by that is: She knows she can. Us old, [...]
May 1, 2012
The Isle of Separateness
Almost every problem we have can be ascribed to the fact that human beings are utterly beguiled by their feelings of separateness. -Sam Harris We hate feeling separate and alone and yet so many of us, myself included, do things to promote and maintain our separateness. People like me call it independence or self-reliance. Furthermore, [...]
April 25, 2012
Whores and hares
The past two Sundays, I have gone to see live musical performances. The first was a famous opera; the second was a local “danger folk” band. Two very different experiences that were weirdly similar. The opera was La traviata and the band was called Hares on the Mountain. I think it’s important to open yourself [...]
April 20, 2012
After the chop
I cut my hair. Really short. I’ve been avoiding writing about it because it seems so girly. But it’s been a month so here goes. You can say, as I have for a month, that it’s just hair and this is a silly non-topic. But now that I’ve experienced it, there is stuff to be [...]
April 17, 2012
What is the definition of work?
There’s a lot of talk right now about what constitutes “work.” I’m not going to weigh in on the political issue, but the definition of work is something I’ve considered daily since I left my corporate job. When I went to an office from eight to five, the answer to “What did you do today?” [...]


May 31, 2012
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