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 […]
Lifting Up My Eyes to do a Good Turn
seanessay.com When you step outdoors look at the weather; when you step indoors look at the faces. Chinese proverb Automatic writing, powered by the muse, is what I do on Friday mornings. This week, during a “stream-of-fiction” writing, my page included a retired man who sometimes spent a few days in the capital city to […]
I Was a Nerd Trying to Understand
seanessay.com I was a smart kid in grade school, smart enough to read a Boy Scout Master’s manual which warned him that smarter Scouts might identify with adults, and the Scoutmaster too, instead of their peers. Yes. I preferred Mr. Sulu and Chief Engineer Scott over Ensign Chekov. And Ensign Wesley. In high school, in […]
Good Old Guy’s Awesome Observations
seanessay.com If old age means wisdom, well, no it doesn’t. And I can tell you so, political correctness-wise, because I’m a senior citizen myself, with lots of time to ponder life… for fun. I was in my twenties, on a commuter subway car, when I noticed some seniors getting on. The first man to find […]
How Everyone But Leftists Learn
seanessay.com From yesterday’s Free Fall Friday comes this a poem. Ignore my poetic license; Sir Winston Churchill did not exactly fail school, but he had his troubles. He started writing as a young man, and I am privileged to have several old volumes of his personal essays. Journalists may recall Strunk and White’s advice to […]