I found myself amused–sort of–by this news article on how TV doesn’t seem to be reaching the Boomers, i.e., my generation (Study: TV’s Youth Obsession Backfiring). Here are some excerpts: A significant number of baby boomers – 37 percent – … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Intellectual Life
There is a myth in America about the lone, rugged, resourceful and persistent innovator who overcomes impossible odds to triumph in the face of naysayers, poverty, bureaucracies, being disowned, disbarred, defrocked, excommunicated, crippled, and in spite of all opposition, goes … Continue reading
One of my all-time favorite American writers and thinkers is Henry David Thoreau. I first encountered him in small doses during High School back in the years when “anti-establishment” thinking was the mental subliminal hum of an entire generation. Throughout … Continue reading
The pursuit of knowledge and discovery is one of the most characteristic of all essential human activities. It is far too important and way too much fun to be left to academics and professional scientists. One of the greatest things … Continue reading