It is January 4th, 2026. It has been another long spell without a journal entry for which I’ll blame three things: the lack of motivation, disorganization and my dog always wants to sit in my lap where my laptop is supposed to go. I have a couple of things on my mind that I’ve been…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 1.4.2026
Journal Entry – 12.3.2025
I haven’t written many journal entries this year as I usually do. This is primarily for a couple of reasons: the dog likes to sit on my lap where the laptop goes, a feeling of general bewilderment with the world and lack of motivation. Bewilderment Let’s start with the fact that I’m now 48 years…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 12.3.2025
Society is Strange
This post it a running list to catalog all the things I find strange in society. Will be updated continuously. I spent a lot of time overseas and when I returned so much about my country seemed strange to me. Every business wanted my e-mail and telephone number and then invited me to take a…… Continue reading Society is Strange
The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners
I first heard of the Gita in high school religion class. Unfortunately, I wasn’t a very good student at that time and foreign religions didn’t interest me at all. I decided to read this after listening to electronic music where some quotes from Oppenheimer had been added. I was curious about the following: “We knew…… Continue reading The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners
The Autumn Moon
The morning of October 6th, 2025 at 6:00 AM. This is my favorite time of year, the beginning of the holiday season. In Ohio, this would mean cooler temperatures, football games and leaves changing colors. Here in Pacifica and at this time of my life, Fall means less fog, sometimes higher temperatures, and Orion over…… Continue reading The Autumn Moon
The Way of All Flesh
I enjoy reading books about life in villages pre-industrial revolution wherever in the world they may be. Asking ChatGPT to recommend books like this returned this title and so I read it. I was a bit weary since it was a “Duke Classic book” and it also had the flavor of being something like Middlemarch,…… Continue reading The Way of All Flesh
St. Louis Trip
It is 7:30 AM and I’m sitting in The Hotel St. Louis, Autograph Collection. I don’t know what “Autograph collection” means but assume it is a marketing technique to make a hotel seem fancier than it is. This is my first time in St. Louis as well as this part of the country. Prior to…… Continue reading St. Louis Trip
The Jumble Newspaper Puzzle
About a decade or so ago I started reading my hometown newspaper, The Columbus Dispatch, again after years of getting my news from the newer internet sources like Google and other internet sources. The primary reason for the switch was one of nostalgia: I could read the print edition format right on my iPad which…… Continue reading The Jumble Newspaper Puzzle