I love post-apocalypse movies, but to tell you the truth they scare the crap out of me. My interest in stories of this type used to be just out of fascination with an imaginary world, but as time has progressed…
Category: Books
My Ishmael
In a previous article I talked about the book Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn. I was delighted to discover a sequel to that book called My Ishmael. I’m enjoying it just as much. The thing I love most about these books…
Me to We: Four paragraphs
I am currently reading Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World by Craig and Marc Keilburger. On pages 44-45 I came across a few paragraphs that ring so true for me and echo so well some of the…
2012: Make it stop!
Ugh. I can’t take it anymore. I am officially calling a halt to the reading of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. There have been exceedingly few books that I have not finished upon starting them. I always feel some kind…
Heidegger on Technology
I’ve come across another arresting bit of philosophy in 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. On page 105 the author quotes Martin Heidegger. It’s interesting to me, because it affirms my own view on technology — a view that I’ve been…
2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl
I may have had a mini-epiphany brought on by reading something in a book I purchased a week ago called 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, written by Daniel Pinchbeck. I wasn’t really sure what it was about — some kind…
Ishmael revisited
In my life I have read only two books a second time. The first was aeons ago and I cannot now recall what it was. The second was Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, which I just finished a month ago. This…