Content 16+ The universe, in its infinite wisdom (or lack thereof), operates under laws that are indisputably consistent. Drop an apple, and it will plummet with no regard for whether you are Newton or a hapless pedestrian beneath a fruit-bearing tree. The stars burn, the planets spin, and gravity persists, utterly indifferent to petitions for fairness. This brings us to the grand question: Is the universe governed by fairness, or … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
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
By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+
“Herbie, you’d better take stock of yourself. The cops are on their way!”
“Get REAL, Flossie! You might be fooling yourself, but you’re not fooling US anymore! WE know you’re shagging the CEO!”
And something like this?
“You need to get a GRIP, Tyler, or you’ll be back in rehab before Monday morning!”
“STOP LYING to yourself, Megan. The lip implant makes you … Read the rest
After Cagney’s ‘Angels with Dirty Faces’
By ERIC LE ROY
Content 18+ Artem, in his typically eloquent appeal to our better instincts and judgment, opines the following: “Just because war achieves objectives doesn’t make it rational in the truest sense of the word. It makes it efficient, perhaps even logical, but not rational in a way that considers the broader consequences for humanity.”
The broader consequences for humanity. Let’s examine … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 16+ This morning, leaving lazy Poppy in bed, my Rhodesian Ridgeback Casper (Mr. Sipples) and I went down to our woodsy retreat close to our apartment. Wending our way through the brief greenery to our little path (for rainless summer will soon degrade the wild grass into brittle straw) and following it to the end, I sat in one of the plastic chairs somebody put … Read the rest
