I found this to be a difficult topic to write about. It’s unique for THEE because of its apparent abstraction. Previous drafts of this piece became quickly bogged down in philosophical speculation and slippery slopes. I suppose that’s what you get for trying to make conventional sense of the ethereal and intangible realm of the human imagination—which is exactly what we’re dealing with here. However,

The purpose of life? This is certainly bold, isn’t it? I imagine many people would be skeptical in hearing that someone claims to have any insight into their purpose of life. I would be. I am. It’s so subjective, for one, and there are so many ways of looking at it, questioning it. Did some deity assign my purpose of life? Do I choose it at some point, or just fall into it? Is there really

Welcome to my 100th blog! For the occasion, I thought I would discuss an idea to take THEE principles off the Internet and into the political arena. Let’s talk about real solutions that, without a violent revolution or total social upheaval, could bring about much-needed, radical change to our political system—and it wouldn’t even be that hard to do! The trick is to make it seem as if what we’re

Governments tend to attract some very intelligent, educated people. They offer decent pay, benefits, vacations, sick time and the perks of working for a large, successful organization. So why do governments on the whole seem to be so stupid? It’s not my intention to be inflammatory. But I’d be rather surprised to learn you hadn’t thought something similar at some point in time. Granted, governments

“To this war of every man against every man, this also inconsequent; that nothing can be unjust. The notions of right and wrong, justice and injustice have there no place. Where there is no common power, there is no law, where no law, no injustice. Force, and fraud, are in war the cardinal virtues. No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent

We like to do what’s easy, or should I say, we like to do what’s easier. I think modern civilization makes it even easier to do what’s easier. It’s no longer necessary that every family must work their own field and raise their own livestock and govern their own tribe. I write this, by the way, as I sit in my apartment, impatiently awaiting the delivery of my new washing machine.  Things

I never gave much thought to work. I have and do work, of course, as most of us do. There have been many mornings (or afternoons depending on the job) where I’ve dragged myself out of bed while whining: “I don’t want to go. Work is no fun.” Conversely, there have been days when the hours flew by and I finished up the day feeling accomplished and fulfilled. There have been many things I’ve done

I never thought I’d write this, but I miss the good ‘ol waning days of the Industrial Revolution, back when six year-olds worked in coal mines and the gap between society’s richest and society’s poorest was so wide that to this day, it’s used as a measuring stick for social inequity. Yes, the Victorian Era, when prudishness and repression were the norm and homosexuality was a prosecutable crime