Author: curiousmike

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Who profits from all this bickering? I’ve often sat exasperated, contemplating how hopeless our current state of communication is, because of how little discussion is really going on at any given time, even among friends. And, if communication is at such a low state of quality, surely this bodes ominously for our democracy; our country; […]

I find myself in a rather pervasive state of sadness. Maybe it’s because, at age 64, I’m looking at what I’ve done with my life and what I feel like I still need to do, and find myself wanting. But I don’t think that accounts for my despair. I don’t think I’m ambitious enough for […]

My wife likes to rearrange the furniture every so often. She just gets bored with the same old look and feel after some period of time. When the time comes for us (me) to move the furniture around, I usually ask silly questions like: “We decided together that this was the best placement of the […]

I’m stumbling my way through publishing my book on Substack, a piece at a time. I started with an introduction: https://understandingonpurpose.substack.com/p/introduction-to-understanding-on Then a short article on Why We Think. https://understandingonpurpose.substack.com/p/why-we-think Please do check it out and subscribe if this kind of think resonates with you. It’s free. My posts will be roughly weekly.

People have been telling me that blogs are old-fashioned. I’ve started a substack. I’m writing there, instead. Please check it out. Here’s the latest post — The Case For Travel.

Leave it to John Cleese to sum it all up. Sometimes I think comedians would clearly make the best politicians. Comedy shines a light on our own absurdity.

A recent flurry of activity on X got my attention (thank you, Jeff). From a response to a post about President Trump’s recent “bloodbath” statement… This is a pervasive sentiment — and it’s a sentiment that works in both directions. Truth: The Left ignored the economic statement that Trump was making (involving a tariff on […]

I was at the gym this morning, where I overheard a guy make a comment to someone else: “He committed treason! I’m not a Democrat; I served my country.” I don’t know who they were talking about. But the “I’m not a Democrat; I served my country” part stuck in my craw during my workout. […]

When my wife sent me this article from Neuroscience News, I immediately loved the title. Humility is a rare commodity these days — or at least open, public humility. So much of the so-called “conversation” we hear and read these days is 90% posturin, denial, and deflection as opposed to listening and learning. Vulnerability is […]