Maybe there isn’t a maternal or paternal instinct to love a child. There are scholars, who, having combed through the histories of people, question the assumption that parents naturally will care for and love their children. And you can see why. An ancient Roman gutter was found clogged with the bones of over a hundred … Continue reading Rhyme and Season: Part 7—We Are Not Their God
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Rhyme and Season: Part 3—Eat, Sleep, and Be Weary
When my friend was in high school, he and a few of his buddies decided to make the trip from the San Francisco Bay Area to Disneyland in Southern California, spend two days at the park, and then drive home. In a weekend. That’s an eight hour trip, mind you. Drive Friday night. Do the … Continue reading Rhyme and Season: Part 3—Eat, Sleep, and Be Weary
Rhyme and Season: Part 2—Daylight Debting Time
I have to admit—and I know I am in the minority here—but I kind of like daylight saving time. Once a year, in the spring, it feels like I have been gifted an extra hour of daylight. It means summer is coming, that I will be outside more, that the earth is coming back to … Continue reading Rhyme and Season: Part 2—Daylight Debting Time
Rhyme and Season: Part 1—Time Is Not A Human Construct
Time is not a human construct. At least not according to the ancient wisdom. The ancient Hebrews, in an effort to give a framework to their reality, penned a book called “Genesis”. Genesis begins with an accounting of the beginning of all that is. But it is not written like an annal, or history, or … Continue reading Rhyme and Season: Part 1—Time Is Not A Human Construct