Overheard this morning in the Tobak household: “Have you seen this year’s property tax bill?” “I know, right? They’ve piled on a laundry list of local bonds, taxes and initiatives. And the assessment went up.” “Trying to figure out how we’re going to pay it by Friday.” “Take it out[…] Read On
In the 19th century, Karl Marx famously identified religion as the opium of the people. In the 21st century, the opium of the people is content. Massive amounts of content are generated and consumed daily by billions of people who increasingly resemble faithful followers, if not outright drug addicts. The[…] Read On
The internet is rife with abusers, bullies, haters and trolls. Everyone is freaking out over it. The question is, how is that different from real life? The call to police the web – to create safe spaces away from all the ugliness of humanity and the lies people tell –[…] Read On
If awareness somehow continues to exist in some form after death, what do you think you’d miss most about this life? Me? I would miss just being here, experiencing nature. I grew up on the concrete streets of a sprawling city. Now I live in the mountains. I could never[…] Read On