From “Life is what you make of it” to “It is what it is”
How did we go from “Life is what you make it, make the best of it” to “It is what it is”? This has been… Read More »From “Life is what you make of it” to “It is what it is”
My folk theory of fiction
This is my folk theory* of fiction (the way I seem to think about fiction in my non-academic life): Fiction–some fiction, and yes, most of… Read More »My folk theory of fiction
If you're happy and you know it…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtwlMuHPv9M] clap you hands! This song has always bothered me. I felt pressured to be happy when I was a child, and when I was a… Read More »If you're happy and you know it…
Lions, prostitutes, virtual bandwagons, & empathy gone awry
I have revisited this in September, 2019, after splitting my multi-purpose blog into three. This blog about lions, prostitutes, empathy gone awry, and sheeple, definitely… Read More »Lions, prostitutes, virtual bandwagons, & empathy gone awry
On becoming an elf and the difference between philosophy & psychology, with music
I am giving serious thought to becoming an elf. “Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.” So… Read More »On becoming an elf and the difference between philosophy & psychology, with music