Kurt Brindley's Blog, page 14

You have got to be kidding me…

Omicron?! Really?! Couldn’t they have forgone the Greek alphabet for this variant of the Covid virus and come up with a less frightening, end of times name to call it?! On Friday evening, the World Health Organization gave the variant …

A Privilege to be Apart

I wonder if there could be scientific research done that could come up with a way to measure how much privilege an individual possesses and then create a scale that tells us that this amount of privilege will lead to …

The River and the Bed

The river winds around my head, Fish before my eyes. I lay my cheek upon its bed and Contemplate the skies of Morning's red, of Midday's blue, of Twilight's pink aglow, that Filters through the rushing stream Born of mountains …

Death is my co-pilot

Well, at least my fear of death is… Well, at least according to the late great interdisciplinarian philosopher Ernest Becker. Yes, according to Becker, it is this death anxiety of mine – and of yours too so you might want …

Sunday Songs to Spark the Spirit and Summon the Moves of the Dance

It’s been a long while since we did any movin’ and groovin’ around here. So… Let the movin’ and groovin’ begin! #dancelikethereisnotomorrowbecausewhoknows

Whither Comes the Light?

whither comes the light alas, what matters the source while soon comes the night    

Hope Apple’s new car comes with a fully armored option

 The company has apparently decided to pursue a vehicle that would not feature steering wheels or pedals in what sounds like the most futuristic automotive project we’ll have ever seen. Moreover, Apple reportedly plans to launch its first-generation autonomous car …

Where do all the dreams go

In the 12-month period that ended in April, more than 100,000 Americans died of overdoses, up almost 30 percent from the 78,000 deaths in the prior year, according to provisional figures from the National Center for Health Statistics. The figure marks the first time the number of overdose deaths in the United States has exceeded... Read More

Where one scholar is in error and another in scholarly license

Yes, this is yet another entry for the Ungeziefer file… One where scholar and author Rebecca Schuman, who is obviously highly intelligent and supremely credible as evidenced by her skepticism (likeminded with yours truly of course) of Michael Hoffman translating Kafka’s Ungezeifer as a cockroach, as discussed in her 2017 Literary Hub article I Made... Read More

How could something so violent and callous happen?

The details suggest that while the military put strict rules in place to protect civilians, the Special Operations task force repeatedly used other rules to skirt them. The military teams counting casualties rarely had the time, resources or incentive to do accurate work. And troops rarely faced repercussions when they caused civilian deaths, [such as... Read More