Did you know that Neanderthals actually had bigger brains than we Homo saps? They clearly did not possess symbolic thought however, just “purely intuitive insight” as paleoanthropologists ambiguously put it.…
Martin LeFevre
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In the past month, since the beginning of a “return to normalcy” in America, there have been 53 mass shootings. Pause for a moment and let that number sink in.…
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What’s wrong with this sentence? Not grammatically, but spiritually and philosophically. “In future clashes between East Coast progressives and West Coast techno-libertarians, let them clash as brothers and sisters in…
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When I was a young man, I spent a fair amount of time teaching and simply being around little ones. I’ve always felt an affinity for young children, and being…
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A mallard couple was lounging in the shallows of ‘the beach,’ a short sandy stretch in wooded Lower Park, as I approached. Not wanting to disturb them, I backed away…
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On one of the last days of the year before winter set in in the mountains, I drove up to Lassen Volcanic National Park, the entrance of which is only…
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Dialogue is a word that has been rendered almost meaningless by having so many meanings to so many people. Politicians have appropriated the word and nearly destroyed its usefulness. But…
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It’s a mild, early spring late morning in northern California. The first white and pink blossoms have popped out on the flowering trees in the neighborhood and parkland. And magnificent…