seanessay.com Today’s “essay” involves pasting in my comments on Derek Siver’s blog piece from May 12 of My Life Was Changed by Four sentences in Four Books Many of Derek’s commenters spoke in generalities and book titles, while my inclination, when it comes to personal growth and challenges is to speak in specifics. Here’s the […]
A 9/11 Battlestar to Build Society After Innocence is a Luxury
seanessay.com Yesterday, on the anniversary of 9/11, I listened on my car radio as someone remembered the wall of despair, of photographs and pleadings at Ground Zero: Have you seen my father?… Tragic. I was an adult when The Original Battlestar Galactica Series (TOS) aired, at a time when we were escaping into innocence. Upon […]
The Humour of Influencing my Member of Parliament
seanessay.com My activist friend Shawna, knowing that my Member of Parliament (MP) appreciated my letters, asked my to forward some, presumably so she could role model. I suppose activists may read How to Win Friends and Influence People, but then forget the lessons, especially if they are “polarized like an American” or stridently condemning “the […]
Shrinking Hearts, Declining Business and a Deserted Public Square
seanessay.com We don’t have “freedom of corporation” the way we have freedom of religion. The bishops in Jonestown may deliberate in hoods over guttering candles, but in North America, both registered nonprofits and for-profits have to name certain officers and must follow certain checks and balances such as outside audits. On August 24, in his […]