Philosophy
So, today is my 39th birthday and I've decided to take the George W. Bush approach to aging. Rather than let the mid-life crisis sneak up on me, I'm going with a pre-emptive strike. Unfortunately, the usual contenders are out: I'm happily married and a sports car wouldn't work for a couple of reasons (one is the environmental impact, the other is that I drive slowly -- actually, I've had Amish people give me the finger). The question, therefore, is what else to put on the list. What have you done or always wanted to do that everyone should do before they turn forty?
- The Crisis Crisis
Crispin Sartwell over at Eye of the Storm has commented on something I've been thinking about for a while. The way we remain in a constant state of crisis: so it's well past time we started tacking intensifiers on 'crisis,' which now refers...
- The Year Of Living Humorously: A Stand-up Philosopher's Pilgrimage - Part I
Maybe the whole midlife crisis thing is a myth, maybe it isn?t; but just in case, I was going to try to preempt it. Entrenched in my life as a tenured philosophy professor, the iconic routes were closed off to me. Being happily married (not to mention,...
- Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: For What?
President Obama today was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." Extraordinary efforts? He hasn't actually done anything yet...other than not be George...
- Pity Party: Whom Do You Feel Sorry For?
Been a while since we've had a pity party, so let's open it up. This week, I feel sorry for Joe Lieberman. Apparently, John "Maverick" McCain really wanted to pick Holy Joe as his VP choice, but Karl Rove, the Bushes, and party insiders said...
- Castro Retires
Today, Fidel Castro announced his retirement. After fifty years leading Cuba, he says that he no longer has the mobility and drive needed to continue the revolution and while this is not his farewell, he has decided to retire. So, the obvious question...
Philosophy
Help Me Design My Mid-Life Crisis
So, today is my 39th birthday and I've decided to take the George W. Bush approach to aging. Rather than let the mid-life crisis sneak up on me, I'm going with a pre-emptive strike. Unfortunately, the usual contenders are out: I'm happily married and a sports car wouldn't work for a couple of reasons (one is the environmental impact, the other is that I drive slowly -- actually, I've had Amish people give me the finger). The question, therefore, is what else to put on the list. What have you done or always wanted to do that everyone should do before they turn forty?
- The Crisis Crisis
Crispin Sartwell over at Eye of the Storm has commented on something I've been thinking about for a while. The way we remain in a constant state of crisis: so it's well past time we started tacking intensifiers on 'crisis,' which now refers...
- The Year Of Living Humorously: A Stand-up Philosopher's Pilgrimage - Part I
Maybe the whole midlife crisis thing is a myth, maybe it isn?t; but just in case, I was going to try to preempt it. Entrenched in my life as a tenured philosophy professor, the iconic routes were closed off to me. Being happily married (not to mention,...
- Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: For What?
President Obama today was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." Extraordinary efforts? He hasn't actually done anything yet...other than not be George...
- Pity Party: Whom Do You Feel Sorry For?
Been a while since we've had a pity party, so let's open it up. This week, I feel sorry for Joe Lieberman. Apparently, John "Maverick" McCain really wanted to pick Holy Joe as his VP choice, but Karl Rove, the Bushes, and party insiders said...
- Castro Retires
Today, Fidel Castro announced his retirement. After fifty years leading Cuba, he says that he no longer has the mobility and drive needed to continue the revolution and while this is not his farewell, he has decided to retire. So, the obvious question...