Artemisia

My own study of the martial arts and my cogitations on their genesis. Take off your shoes as we walk from Billy Jack to Pa Gua.

A talk about soul miners, darkitects, healchemists and the Cherokee concept of "ugliness."

A man and his cat ponder their place in the food chain.

A look at the yin and yang of good and evil in the human experience. Probable medical causes and possible spiritual cures.

Two kinds of snow, two kinds of teachers, chips, giggles and two kinds of spanakopita with the aim of opening the third sphincter.

Cherokee Swede’s Cayoosh Pie Recipe or A Texan in Lillooet encounters Aussie Meat Pie.

A look at some emerging technologies with one eye on the past, one eye on the future and astride a horse named, NOW.

The superior man sets his life in order and examines himself. Using, understanding and benefitting from the I-Ching.

Pondering the nature and fate of culture from a barber’s chair.

On the fabric created by weaving music, religion and art into a Giordano Bruno tee-shirt.

The question of why multitudes submit to doomed systems designed to benefit few, has yet to be conclusively answered.

Man’s best friend meets a man of constant sorrow on the Rainbow Bridge, ladies sing, a lesson is learned and a torch is passed.

Cogitations on the nature, utility and history of rules from Scrabble to Tikal and Lagash.

A thumbnail sketch of the noble game of Chess from Gupta to a Deeper Blue.

Unwrapping Christmas past. Featuring: "A Child’s Christmas In Wales" by Dylan Thomas.

Being a quarter Viking via my Swedish grandfather, Erik, I have always had a deep interest in the lore of the Scandinavians.

A tribute to poetry, a most human art and a long time love of mine. With links to the audio version of my earlier poems.

How I learned to bridge the inter-generational empathy gap between co-workers in a variety of employment scenarios using Bobcat Logic.