In the “Varrin thinks too much” department, several experiences over the last couple of weeks (including the training and the jazz) have refreshed some of my already-established views about the human will, achievement and ability, especially differences in innate ability or characteristics. At the same time my thinking has been … Continue reading
This is part 2 of the story of my pre-Christmas holy land tour. Part 1 can be found here. We parked on the south side of Jerusalem and took a quick look at some of the digs outside the gates. Upon entering, the guide explained to us that the western … Continue reading
Had a chance to hear guitarist John Moulder with his quintet at the Green Mill on Friday night in Chicago. I wasn’t familiar with him but I had heard of his drummer, Paul Wertico, before. Filling out the group was Jim Trompeter on piano, Jim Gailloreto on sax, and Eric … Continue reading
A week ago, I returned to the United States after visiting Israel. That trip included a one-day holy land tour (Jerusalem and Bethlehem). Since that time, I’ve been pondering how to capture my thoughts. I’ve come to the conclusion that I should just start writing and see what happens. I’ll … Continue reading
The Israel trip was great. I have a lot to say about it and I’ll likely do that in blogs here. I also took a lot of pictures which I’ll link to in the blogs (once I get around to writing them). I’ll be working on all that this week. … Continue reading
I have at times speculated on the existence of multiple dimensions of time. Modern science (string theory in particular) has supported the notion of additional spatial dimensions. In fact, it’s quite a popular idea. Not so popular, but seeming to gain more attention is the possibility of at least one … Continue reading
