Tag: Philosophy

• February 26, 2026

  RWE

  Almost 18 years ago I wrote this, and it’s something I think about every time I trickle out anything that I think is “creative.” How can I ever be Original? FROM THE ARCHIVES: An all-time favorite American ‘thinker’ is unquestionably Ralph Waldo Emerson. I am still working my way through all of his writings, but…
• February 11, 2026

  Food With Thought: Animal Cracker Sprinkle Cookies

  As I baked these cookies, I thought… Does a writer need a reader to call himself an author? Does something cooked need to be eaten to have a chef? Must a painting be viewed to be a painting at all? Books on art, philosophy, and the meaning of life have long answers to these questions…
• April 4, 2024

  Prickles & Goo

  I wrote a letter to Mom. Or a letter to me. Or a letter to everyone. Or a daydream to the sky. —- Hi Mom- I feel wiser now than last we spoke. I know more facts and have more questions. I have more confidence and more contentment. I won’t figure it out; thriving in…