Bare Feet on Holy Ground

Sometimes, when I am quiet and approaching a deep meditative state, I am overcome with an emotion that feels like grief or sadness. Because I am a guy, I don’t really cry. (It is a fact that men have larger tear ducts and fewer tear-producing cells than women,...

I Am the Unexpected Patriarch

My motivation has always been simple: to be the best father I could possibly be. To give my time, love, attention, wisdom, guidance and my heart to my offspring. It has turned out far better than I imagined.

In Praise of Polarity

In Praise of Polarity

“I love him, but when I kiss him, I feel nothing.” Eve is one of my favorite people in the world. I’ve known her for years. And I think Adam is perfect for her. yet the relationship was failing. Up until that comment, I thought I knew why:  Eve is...
In Praise of Polarity

You Get Used to the Scars

The scars are just part of me now, like the length of my fingers or the color of my eyes. They are so “normal”, so much a part of me, that I no longer think about them as having much meaning. That’s not true, of course. The scars – now largely...
In Praise of Polarity

A Libertarian Critiques Libertarianism

Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a President who cared about freedom as much as we Libertarians do? Nope. It would not. Let me explain why. Jack Heald Libertarian Jonathan Haidt has done some great work in the field of social virtues. I won’t repeat his...

Your Life is Too Small

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.