Month: July 2015
Narrative Identity
“When we’re ashamed, we can’t tell our stories, and stories are the foundation of identity.” Andrew Solomon Andrew Solomon writes about politics, culture, and psychology. His newest book, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity, tells…
Sidelined Due to Illness
Sports metaphor. That should be the first sign I’m not myself. I have no use for sports, but an upbringing at the foot of a man who never missed a game (Baseball, Football, you name it) has layered my subconscious…
Superpacking The Elections
Robert Reich The Colbert Report demonstrated what a joke this was more than two years ago. THE COLBERT REPORT – COLBERT SUPER PAC SHH! – 501C4 DISCLOSURE – TREVOR POTTER – 4/3/2012 …that this practice is still allowed simply demonstrates…
Independence Day
For the last few years my July 4th celebrations have been limited to watching my favorite holiday film and the wife‘s favorite holiday film; which are 1776 watched on the dusty old laserdisc player (the only complete version of the…