The Ghosts At The Door Of The Church

By Eric Le Roy

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Content 18+ I used to ask myself a question which, though I now know my choice, continues to nibble at me like mice in the basement of my psyche. The question was this: If I had the opportunity to live the life of every human being who ever existed – one by one – would I? I test my memory, twisting road that it … Read the rest

The Visions Of Vulcans

By Eric Le Roy

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Content 18+ I would like to respond to Artem’s well-conceived article called The Strength Paradox.” While acknowledging the dramatic galvanizing prowess of the Man with the Plan, Artem opines that the inherent danger lurking in the brain of the unchained game-changer is the possibility, ever-looming, that it will all go to his head. The inspiring revolutionary becomes the tyrant; the religious messiah Read the rest

A Convenient Meeting Of The Minds

By Eric Le Roy    

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Content 18+ In all things human, when we try to get to the nitty-gritty of who we have been, who we are, and who or what we will become, the chicken before the egg debate can be counted on to enter the conversation at some point. For instance, no matter how far science can take us back or forward, religion always counters by asking “And … Read the rest

Friends Unfriend At The Weather’s Bend

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Content 21+ It is more than a little bit interesting how stating one’s political views can ruin a friendship. So wise, the old saying about two things to avoid at a party: religion and politics. Well, religion can be put on the back burner at most punch bowl bashes these days, but politics always seems to find a new life no matter what. Kind … Read the rest

The Opera Of Language: A Stuttering Soliloquy

By Eric Le Roy

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Content 18+ My Budapest-based friend and colleague Artem (I refer to him so much you might think he is just my alter-ego or imaginary friend like a teddy bear or ghost in the forest) shared the following information with me recently:

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My gym trainer told me that English is a language of idiots as it is very Read the rest