Oxytocin, Oxytocin, Horatio
At least once a month I feel the urge to say to someone, “Oxytocin, oxytocin, Horatio.”
The Primacy of Language as Sound
A writer who never feels a desire to read aloud is like a composer who has no desire to hear music played.
The Big Parade
I’ve just come back from the war. I’m angry and tired and bored, Scarred by the things that I saw. Still don’t feel like I’m home. Don’t wanna go back, But I don’t wanna stay. I’m still waiting for The big parade. Just before dawn Doesn’t feel like last fall. Feels like a friend I’ve [...]
Love, n.
Love, n. A form of naïvete in regard to the character of another. Unsurprisingly — in light of the fact that we most often love those who resemble us in some way –. it also a form of naïvete in regard to oneself.
Human Rationality: 77601 > 77377
Nearly everything interesting that can be said about “human rationality” can be gleaned from prolonged consideration of the fact that I will never cease feeling that 77377 looks like it is a larger number than 77601.
Prohibition, Drug Laws, Sexual Mores
It is not virtue, but rather hypocrisy, that is most often the product of draconian laws.
Ex Contradictione Omnia
Remember: mercy is twice-blessed, but revenge is sweeter than honey. A proof by example that arguments from authority are fallacious.