Blog
A place for my musings and opinions.
Success
Success, or more precisely, the narrative by which popular culture defines it is a funny thing. In the eyes of the world, markers of success include having far more money than you or your family actually need (assuming you've even bothered to have a family), being...
Not all adversity is trauma
Within the pop culture lexicon of this era, one of the most misused and poorly defined words is “trauma”. Trauma is a medical term, which is supposed to refer to injuries of a severe or lasting nature, whether physical or mental. Yet today, people casually throw it...
We are adrift
Despite blisteringly rapid technological advancement, the presence of nihilism looms large over our era and I believe this is because the basic assumptions which underpin global cosmopolitan culture are its inevitable cause. Polite society has quite frankly become...
Is Sherlock Holmes actually a jerk?
In short, no, but I explain why in this video. https://youtu.be/tWkxKe1QZk8
Stoicism distorted
If you spend time on social media and have any inclination at all toward philosophy, you'll no doubt have seen memes featuring a Greek or Roman bust, along with a brief quote from stoic philosophy. In broad terms, stoicism is a system of thought which seeks to achieve...
The Psychological resonance of music
As a lifelong quadriplegic, I have struggled for many years with profound depression and suicidal ideation. Something I've found extremely helpful in coping when times are dark is music. A song entitled "Wasteland" by Royal & the Serpent was featured in season two...
Welcome to the gallery
Thanks to the generous help of a good friend, I now have my very own website. The gallery will serve as a space where I can freely express myself without fear of being censored or shadow-banned by social media algorithms.