Affirmation
- A little positive message to myself, when I was feeling very depressed.
- I start jogging voluntarily for the first time in my life. Here's what that's like.
- Wherein I lament what I cannot change about America.
- Thoughts about life in America, upon returning from life abroad in a state of crisis.
- A dear friend of mine asked me to explain poetry to him. So I took it upon myself to write him a tutorial in the arts poetical.
- Pretty much what it sounds like.
- I had seldom been so contemptuously angry in my life, and I needed to let off some steam. Don't bother reading this.
- The discovery of a bizarre document leads to ruminations on a favorite song.
- Reflections on the future of constitutional government, in light of our policies on military intervention (in Syria in particular).
- In which I seriously (seriously) suggest repealing the Second Amendment.
- In whch I geek out about the history of some letters.
- In which I complain about having to show lame movies when I substitute teach.
- In which I attempt to lay out the actual risks associated with the rising use of unmanned aerial drones.
- In which I remind white Americans about the true history of Thanksgiving, in the context of genocide.
- A short defense of the legitimacy of theresult of the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election.
- A short response to an essay by Tevi Thompson entitled Saving Zelda.
- In which I lean to drive a stick shift, and drive to Southern California three days later.
- In which I reveal how much music I've stolen, and ponder the future of the recording industry.
- A little bit of head-in-the-clouds philosophy about the nature of reality and the existence of absolute and relative truth.
- I argue in favor of voting for Barack Obama in 2012, to safeguard his accomplishments and prevent the imposition of Republican policies.
- I show my support for the 99% by extracting myself from the warm embrace of one of the country's largest banks.
- Thoughts on rewriting our nation's governing document, for both practical and symbolic reasons.
- I attempt to devise a universal alphabet for the English language, and fail miserably.
- I describe my theory on the purpose of art: reducing the essence of a person into an idea.
- A plea for tolerance and understanding on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
- A defense of video games as a legitimate art form, as well as a general theory of what constitutes art.
The Travel Essays
Hellenic Adventures
- I fly to Athens by way of London, then try to survive the stifling heat of Greece.
- I wander the ruins of Pompeii, and wait patiently for Venice to sink into the sea.
- I exult in the wonders of Prague and freak out in a Munich pub.
- I lose a few days in Amsterdam. Nothing happened!
- I marvel at the manifold odors of Paris, and relax on the Mediterranean coast.
