Lucy's Legacy: Sex and Intelligence in Human Evolution (1999) is a book written by Alison Jolly (1937-2014) about that which the title indicates. Moreover, the book is one of the most intelligent, thoughtful, amusing, detailed analysis of who we are. Which begs the question: Why isn't it more widely read and cited? The answer is … Continue reading Lucy’s Legacy: A review
Author: Mark Jabbour
This is my fourth book. Like the others it deals with the intersection of politics and personality. From a unique psychological, evolutionary, and personal perspective it combines history, geography, and fiction in an attempt to get close to reality.
Drinking Writer Man and Mt. Washington
is a long story. But today I was reminded of it as the news stated that the temperature on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire was 47 degrees below zero. The wind-chill adjusted temperature was 108 degrees below zero. This is thought to be a record for the lower forty-eight. Okay. I recently bloggedabout my time … Continue reading Drinking Writer Man and Mt. Washington
Book Tropes In Real Life
Book tropes are many. As also is the trope in film. But how-about in real life? This post was inspired by Sheri Dye's post at Read Betwixt Words. Of course I've twisted it because that's who I am and have always been. I'm incapable of following directions or answering questions without adding something of my … Continue reading Book Tropes In Real Life
Why We Lie
is a proposition that is intriguing to me. I'm going to look closely at it and try to come up with some answers. [This post was inspired by my WordPress friend's post The Shape of Discord.] To begin, understand that I take an evolutionary and Freudian position on human nature and behavior. Benefits of lying … Continue reading Why We Lie
the Blue River Cafe
is my new Spotify playlist for 2023. Monday, I decided to chase away the blues by making a new playlist for 2023. First off, I opened up the cafe and poured myself a whiskey to shift my attitude. Second, I gave the new playlist a name. So why not name it BLUE RIVER CAFE 2023? … Continue reading the Blue River Cafe
Worst Book of the Year 2022
is Maggie Haberman's: Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America. Because it, this book, is representative of what has broken America. It is the descent of Journalism and Media into a confabulation of confirmation bias and rationalization, "humble bragging", gaslighting, and all other manner of self-serving distortions and delusion. Or as Consent … Continue reading Worst Book of the Year 2022
New Year’s Eve 2022
It's hard to wrap my head around that it is already New Year's Eve 2022. Wasn't it just a couple days ago I posted December Music? No, it was thirty days ago. What the hell is going on? Christmas has come and gone. So did a wicked cold snap (ten days past) and sudden blizzard (three … Continue reading New Year’s Eve 2022
2022 Year End review retrospectively
To be the clear - this is a personal review - not one of a national or world. Here I'm looking back retrospectively using health and well-being metrics. In retrospect, 2022 was not a good year. My Health and Well-Being Inventory took a hit this year. Body blows. The HWBI scores how one is doing … Continue reading 2022 Year End review retrospectively
Forty Below Zero
was not uncommon in the winter of 1971 in the woods of New Hampshire. I was twenty-one. How I came to be there is a story I'll not recount here, at this time. So for me, here now in the winter of 2022 on the north eastern plain of Colorado, at the age of … Continue reading Forty Below Zero
Transactional
has become a "bad" word. Allow me to elaborate. My psych-girl has pointed out to me that I'm transactional. In addition, Maggie Haberman, in her recently released book, Confidence Man (2022); Haberman uses the word time and again to describe Donald Trump in a disparaging way. Here's my question? Regarding transactions and gifts, etc. and all. It's … Continue reading Transactional