seanessay.com Rather than put in another “place holder” I thought I would just “put it out there:” Any questions or topics for my blog? As some orator said, “If so, speak.” (comment) OK, since you insist, here’s just one place holder, from Free Fall Friday, for today’s post: prompt-He was 92 When you age, I […]
With January in the Rearview Mirror
seanessay.com what he didn’t know before it was too late sounds watching the northern lights prompt- what he didn’t know before it was too late. Let’s contemplate that sentence for a moment, a good “moment” for that is a good part of life. As a fellow said, life is lived forward, but only understood backward. […]
Speak Up to Bring Down
Speaking up is hard for anybody anywhere; I sympathize. Brian Tellerico, during a review of a four-part show about sex predator Bill Cosby, wrote “How Cosby was enabled becomes a backdrop for the show, but Bell avoids pointing fingers in that department, in a manner that could be frustrating for some. The idea that “someone […]
Middle Aged Witness to History and Ecology
essaysbysean.com When I was a young man cash registers did not plug in. I can remember, one morning, strolling into a downtown branch of North America’s oldest chainstore: The Hudson’s Bay Company, (now bought out and shortened to The Bay) Upon entering the department store, my ears met a constant, “Beep! Brrring! Cheep! Bing-bing!” I […]
Needless Stupid Pandemic
essaysbysean.blogspot.com Michael Lewis not just an excellent researcher, not just an excellent explainer, he is also an excellent writer. You can see all three qualities just by picking up any of his books, summoning your focus, and reading at random a couple paragraphs without skimming. You may examine his latest, because it is out […]
Conversations at University
seanessay.com As I found in Derek Siver’s notes on the book Geography of Genius: “We’re not talking about conversation as a form of entertainment. We’re talking about conversation as the piling up of premises leading to a conclusion. We’re talking about conversation that takes an issue forward, conversation as a way of getting somewhere.” As […]