I took this photo this afternoon as the “curiosity beetle” was ambling across my Thoreau book. Look for my column […]
Streams and Streams
We are made of water, at least mostly so. Without a stream nearby, I would dry up and turn to […]
I Can’t Read without a Pen
I love libraries. I mean, I never go to a library. Haven’t for years. But I think they’re great; in […]
Please Support My Work
I’ll post this now and then. I’m not paid for most of my teaching and writing (and just got the […]
Do you read my weekly columns?
You may or may not know that I post my weekly “Highland Views” columns from the Citizen-Times right here in an […]
Wonders and Illusions
After hearing an interview with Matthew Tompkins, I’ve been enjoying his book, The Spectacle of Illusion. As an experimental psychologist […]
Decision Time for Teachers
Life in the American South is a constant head-spin. Liberal Progressives mixed in with REvangelicals and other Disciples of the […]
When Reason is Not Enough
Here we are in the Age of UN-Reason. (call it nuts, crazy, wacky, weird or downright dangerous, we live in […]
Autumn Poem
I don’t write much poetry any more, and I never liked rhyming much, but here’s something in honor of the […]
Is Atheism a Religion?
Spoiler alert: No. Ok, next time someone says atheism is a religion, here’s a good response from Susan Jacoby (Strange […]
Mystery upon Mystery
I suppose I’m the kind of person who enjoys a good mystery. I like watching mysteries (particularly British) but I […]
Paine Management for Believers and Non-Believers
As I’m about to teach a six-week class on a forgotten freethinking founder of America, it becomes clearer to me […]
Friendly Freethinker 