Tag: Philosophy

Stoicism Has Borders

I am the rock upon which my household sits.  While I don’t usually boast in these pages, it’s important I make an exception today.  Last time I was sick, I was not nearly as pathetic as I usually …

Why I Asked AI Instead of My Dad

My wife looked at me and uttered the words I most dread in our relationship: “When are you going to hang those frames?” Pinned like the frantic rat I was, I looked for a limb to gnaw off …

Not Broken Enough to Fix: My First Real Lesson in Accepting Limitations

I slid inside the off-white cylinder of the MRI machine, feeling an odd kinship with my infant daughter’s diaper cream.  The anticipated claustrophobia never materialized, but the technician forcibly reminded me of our age gap when the classic …