I created this website in 2008 at the request of Stuart Wilde. He asked me to write the Tolemac Honor Code and take over teaching in 2007, six years before he passed, and we continued to work together providing lectures…
Category: The Public Writings
New Year’s Revolutions
It’s that time of year when millions of people are looking at themselves and what they want to change about their lives and setting New Year’s Resolutions to either do or not to do something to improve the quality of…
What Vital Skills?
If you asked yourself what vital skills do you actually have, and you couldn’t come up with any — don’t be too hard on yourself. We live in a world conditioned on electricity, modern conveniences, and simulation. Your house is…
The Sickness of Gossip
Gossip is a Human Sickness. Gossip is like an open-sore, pus-yellowish green, venereal disease of the mouth. It drips, spreads, infiltrates, infects, and poisons the energy and minds of other people. Gossip is a form of sexual dysfunction. It’s an…
What Can You Contribute?
Imagine living in a world without electricity. No cellphones, no computers, no iPads. No texts, no emails, no communications. No air conditioning, no lights, no refrigerator. No blow dryers, no room service, no TV. No banks, no credit cards, no…
