The Philosopher's Stone

We have arrived, massively jet lagged but otherwise fine.   There is some interesting political news from Paris .   The center-right party ...

Well, Obama has been re-elected, the French presidency is once again safely in socialist hands, and it is time for me to return with Susie t...

As most of you are aware, the Jewish seder is both a religious ritual and a meal.  It is a celebration of the liberation of the Jews from th...

Yesterday, after a somewhat frustrating passage at arms at the local mega-mall on Black Friday, Susie and I went to the movies, where we...

I have returned from a quick visit to the West Coast to see my grandchildren [and their parents, of course].  A few personal items to report...

One of the many things Freud taught us [see my tutorial, The Thought of Freud, archived at box.net] is to look closely at the details of the...

As I had hoped and expected, my brief post posing a question about unmanned drones produced a large number of thoughtful and knowledgeab...