The Pledge of Acquiescence

To regard America as "great," you need only narrow your field of vision to old, white, straight men.

I Resemble That Remark

From this week's New Yorker.

Don't Bother, They're Here

Memed by Steven L. Austin, and submitted for your approval...

The Lesson in the Leaves

Oil painting by YaSheng

I like to remind myself that trees have two seemingly contradictory qualities that we should try to emulate: suppleness and solidity.

They’re supple where they need to be, swaying in the breeze, and solid where they need to be, braced against the storm. We should be tactically supple and resourceful, while being philosophically solid and centered.