An epiphany struck me tonight, as its kind usually does for me while writing and reveling with whiskey and inspiring… Read more My Writing Gift
Category: Essay
Self-Determined Sacrifice
Since the middle of the nineteenth century, the Western culture has struggled to conciliate its Christian tradition with the philosophical… Read more Self-Determined Sacrifice
The Pride Paradox I – Foreword
A Foreword for All and None The pride connected with knowing and sensing lies like a blinding fog over the… Read more The Pride Paradox I – Foreword
Of Mentors, Gods, Muses & Monsters
How can the world have meaning when 99.99% of it is empty (at least according to the current, sanctioned principles… Read more Of Mentors, Gods, Muses & Monsters
The Three Hitchcocks
Every time I have to face the question “do I like Alfred Hitchcock?” I find… Read more The Three Hitchcocks
The Business of Terrorism
Terrorism is the mark of our decade, in the way the Great Depression characterized the 1930’s and the Cold War… Read more The Business of Terrorism
Barney’s Business
All fans and followers of the hit TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) could and should agree that there’s… Read more Barney’s Business
My Faustian Choice
MEPHISTOPHELES And then you’ll speak of faith and love eternal, of a single, overpowering urge— will that flow so… Read more My Faustian Choice
Confession of a Visionary Voyeur
I like observing people, even more so if they don’t notice. I don’t know why or what exactly, but there’s… Read more Confession of a Visionary Voyeur
Hank Without a Home: The Unethical Behavior of Californication’s Hank Moody
Hank Moody, the protagonist of Californication, represents a very unusual type of anti-hero to root for: he’s neither a stylish-yet-troubled… Read more Hank Without a Home: The Unethical Behavior of Californication’s Hank Moody
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