In fact, modern science has made very little headway in explaining why humans (and other life forms) experience nocturnal dreams…
Category: Essays
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Five
The day after Thanksgiving, I awoke from a dream that — unlike most of my dreams, my thousands of dreams — left a mark on my waking consciousness…
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Four
“Together, these results suggest that people engage in motivated interpretation of their dreams and that these interpretations impact their everyday lives…”
HMPRESENTLY: My Plot to Fake Out My PC
I’m baffled a lot, because high-tech devices are so smart, and I can’t always keep up with what they’re doing…
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Three
“Someone who has just escaped from a fire may dream about the actual fire a few times, then may dream about being swept away by a tidal wave….”
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part One
I have my own ideas about what the word ‘consciousness’ means. And I think I know what an ‘illusion’ is….
VIDEO: How to Be at Home
This animation, built upon a poem written and spoken by Tanya Davis, was created in Andrea Dorfman in her home studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia, while in social isolation…
ESSAY: Gather Round the Table
So, how do we get people in 21st-century society “back to the table,” in both the literal and figurative sense, especially in the middle of a pandemic…?
ESSAY: Freemasonry, Explained
Freemasonry is the world’s oldest and largest Fraternity. It is international and its estimated membership of 6+ million are found in all but a handful of countries…
OPINION: Failure Is an Option
Knowing that even the best-laid plans can fail shouldn’t paralyze us into inaction. What it should do is cause us to think critically about what projects we pursue, how we pursue them, and how we evaluate success…
HMPRESENTLY: God, That’s Good!
“There are no strangers” at Rodney Scott’s restaurants — he has more than one location, now. “Everyone has a seat at our table…”
ESSAY: Poison… Part Two
Japanese beetles were our most common target. When I was younger, my granddad would drive me out to the farm that was to be sprayed. After I turned sixteen and got my license, I drove Dad’s truck…
ESSAY: Poison… Part One
Dad had his own airport with three small hangars filled with planes and a couple more staked out on the grass. In addition to the crop-duster, he always had a few other airplanes, sometimes a helicopter or gyrocopter…
HMPRESENTLY: The Street Sweeper, Bipartisanship… and a Coherent COVID Strategy
We occasionally see the street sweeper, one of those trucks slowly lumbering along streets, sweeping away debris with big, round brushes on the bottom of the truck…
ESSAY: My Quest for COVID Answers
In anticipation of this learning opportunity, I had compiled my list of questions, and was ready to soak in all the knowledge she would share…
ESSAY: A Pandemic Bandit
Been really interesting watching how each of the communities… Grand Junction, Fruita, Montrose, Ridgway, Ouray, Silverton, Durango… now Pagosa and Ignacio respond to the COVID-19…
PHOTO ESSAY: Pagosa Springs, July 4th, 2020
Life in Pagosa has a special charm. It has beauty and plenty of sunshine. People can seek their purpose in Pagosa Springs, or they can retire the purpose of a lifetime…
EDITORIAL: Independence Day, Part Three
The settlement leader William Bradford was already aware of the death toll from “Indean fever.” His scouts had ventured inland and noted “sculs and bones were found in many places lying still above ground…”