Crisis of Consciousness

I’ve used this phrase — crisis of consciousness — and seen it used numerous times. Still, I doubt that most folks know what it means even as a proposition (assuming some agreement or consensus can be reached). Consciousness is recursive, folding onto itself like a hall of mirrors or an infinite regress, which makes it [...]

Plan of Action

The Tea Party has been active for long enough now that most everyone who’s paying attention has developed an idea what it’s really about, or alternately, what it really wants. (Slightly different search strings will return hundreds of thousands dozens of unique results.) Perusing the search results turns up a few themes about the really [...]

Life on Two Wheels

I’ve spent a great deal more time on my bicycle than in my car or on public transportation this year. The bike used to be mostly about training for participation in triathlons but has now become my preferred mode of transportation for trips under 12 miles or so, especially when it’s just me. A summary [...]