The spirit of the 21st century is in a state of dis-ease. This is not a diagnosis, and it is not an accusation. It is an observation. We are living inside a cultural environment that places [...]
Why is it that a stranger can bump into us on the sidewalk and we exchange polite apologies, yet a spouse brushing past us in the kitchen can evoke a response wildly disproportionate to the moment?
This morning, I lasted just thirty seconds in my cold contrast shower. If you know Buffalo, you know the cold here isn’t subtle. By January, it’s not novel, it’s elemental. The water doesn’t [...]