Confessions of a Conservative Atheist
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When people ask what’s different about India, the sheer number of people is astounding. Boasting a population of over 1.4 billion and still undergoing massive economic development, hotels, restaurants, and service businesses tend to feature at least twice if not three times the number of employees as in the United States and automation is barely… Continue reading Living like a local: Reminisces and observations about my recent trip to India, part two
A negotiation over the price of sea shells reveals that value is in the eye of the beholder and as a colleague brilliantly put it when comparing the US to India in general: It doesn’t convert and we can be both different and the same. “Be honest. How bad does it smell there?” The question… Continue reading It does not convert: A few reminisces and observations on my recent trip to India, part one
Big Sky Country is home to some of the most awe-inspiring vistas on the planet, from mountains to lakes and prairies, and some of the most amazing animals in the United States, but nature cannot hide the poverty plaguing small towns like Browning. Glacier National Park occupies 1,583 square miles in the northwestern corner of… Continue reading Montana’s breathtaking beauty and heartbreaking poverty, plus our encounter with a grizzly bear
The surrealist auteur is known for his mind-bending, time twisting, character warping visions that defy a straightforward rational explanation, but 1999’s The Straight Story takes a simpler and more direct approach for a tale about a man who journeys 240 miles to reconnect with his ailing brother on his riding lawnmower. David Lynch is not… Continue reading The Straight Story and the simple genius of David Lynch
Confessions of a Conservative Atheist 