When I was a sophomore in college I visited Chinatown in LA with some friends.  I decided to buy the carved statue of a God as a souvenir.  I had trouble deciding which God to choose out of the many in the store, but finally decided on Fukurokuju, the god of wisdom.  My friends told me it was a good choice.  Ever since that time I have kept my eyes open for wisdom, and have decided to start an archive of the wisdom of others.  The links to the left go to shamelessly copied documents that someone else wrote.  Attributions are given where I have them...

 

 

•  The basic laws of human stupidity- a must for recognizing the damaging individuals in any organization.

• Albert Camus on the Myth of Sisyphus- What does this myth have to teach us about life?

• What should I do with my life?  If you spend too much time asking this question, you won't have much time for life.

• What you Wish You Had Known- What should be said at every high school graduation in this country.

  • Mr. Grant's Rant:  A Perspective on Bicycle Commuting  I commuted for years in Houston.  He doesn't have it all right, but his rant cuts to the heart of the matter.

  • Turn On, Tune In, Veg Out:  Neal Stephenson writes one of the best articles I have read on on what it really means to be a geek

  • Dead White Guys:  Why a bunch of dead white guys cared a lot more about you than the people who are running today's businesses.

• Greetings from Idiot America:  A scathing look at how faith in one's "gut feelings" are emasculating all the gains we made in the Enlightenment.

• The Political Spectrum in Two Dimensions:  The one dimensional liberal vs. conservative just doesn't fit most people.  This is a much more sensible way to look at it.

• How To Do What You Love:  A nice essay on the importance and difficulty of trying to do what you love.

• An Essay in Cultural Psychiatry:  Foreigners ask what is going on the US these days...  An American responds. 

  • Why Having More No Longer Makes us Happy:  The divergence of quality and quantity.  A simple way forward into a sustainable society.

  • The Corporate Curse:  A blog entry looking at the pervasive influence of corporate culture and the dark side of same.

• New Rules for Radicals:  Ten rules for the Occupy movement that hold broadly to every endeavor in life.

   

About This Site

The site is accessed through six different links:

 

• Home- Top level page on this site.
• Useful Links- These are hyperlinks that I visit often and are here for my own personal use.
• Current Projects- Some of the projects I am working on currently or have archived here if they are complete
• About Me- Contains both my professional and personal personas:  curriculum vita, personal information, writings, photos, etc.
• My Network- Links to my on-line presence and organizations I belong to.
• Thoughts-  Ideas and symbols that inspire me, links to my blogs, and other ideas that haven't made it to the project stage yet.