Memory is a strange beast. On September 29, 2018, after weeks and months of being pressured to acquiesce to a destiny in which what our house really needs is a fourth animal, my wife showed me a picture of a cat in need of a new home. Now, please understand that this cat looked almost … Continue reading On Memory and Kittens
Broadly speaking, all truths can be divided into two categories: the obvious and the not-obvious. While the former is important and often serves as the bedrock of each of our own worlds to the extent we can derive any joy from thinking, we do so in consideration of the latter. For example, the purpose of … Continue reading The Shadow of Triumph
In the preface to his seminal work, Cedric J. Robinson writes that “[t]he shared past is precious, not for itself, but because it is the basis of consciousness, of knowing, of being”. This is so significant that it deserves its own paragraph; because, when we think about identity, we cannot and should not mean Pete-Carroll-ball, … Continue reading Seahawks Identity: A Story of Seven Celebrations
