A Two Minute Poem. Not Patriarchal Patronizing — If you’re aware of the weird power of pluralistic ignorance, then you are more likely to interpret this poem as it was intended. You might even be a woman, or know a woman, whose complex insights it is intended to honor. …

The Misconceptions of Democracy, Progressivism, Traditionalism, Third Ways, and Pie — As much as we talk about the importance of non-binary thinking, almost everything reduces down to a yes/no at what you might call the bit level, very much like this image is made. At some point there will be an action required, which means there’s the choice of taking the…

Rugged opulence, moneyed occupants, and funny, ironic, Soil inoculants — (I just posted this at our website under blogs. This Arts and Crafts movement is what a few Brits started in the mid-1800’s then it made its way over to The States.) Until I’m better supervised I’ll probably keep throwing in weird words at the wrong time and blaming it…

What Will Millennials Leave Believing? — You might notice the flashlight beam pointing up to the stars. That’s a pretty common composition for some reason. I like its symbolism of a search as well as the unselfconscious unnecessary use of the flashlight. To me it represents a reflex in searching and attention. Boomers and Gen X-ers…

This is not a story about origins, but about 7th Pie Theory, which might save us from ourselves, according to Stu. — I paused posting on Medium for the most part, but I like Motivate the Mind, and its being out of East Sussex, U.K. seems especially fitting for This Project, not that NW Indiana, U.S. would seem to have any connections. I’ve written about those connections, but they’ll come up again…

Please bear with Bug Stu — he’s just being cheeky — This poem, that is. It’s cryptic if you don’t know crap about Stralfs, Star Eyes, and the meaning of the meaning of life, that is. But at least it’s short. (From Leaves of Bug Stu) Hey…Wait A Minute Consider changing the subject and trying a different track, facing the object of…

Less Mystery About Misery. Meet the Stralfs. Learn Their History. — (Continuing this expansive metaphor on our metacognition — for going post-postmodern.) (And the podcast trailer at our website, bottom of page, will help make that title seem a little less cryptic, but not so much that it ruins everything.) It’s February 7, 2022, less than a week before our invading…

A lesson from Merlin on learning more — An IndSteadavist, per Stu, pursues a different story (narrative), because those stories often come through. That is, if different groups of intellectually honest people are looking at a situation and interpreting it differently, seeing different mechanisms at work driving the scene, then there’s probably something more to learn. …

It’s Not Like We’re Defenseless Morons…Anymore — “You can observe a lot just by watching,” said Yogi Berra, as you probably remember. Almost as obvious-but-valuable is, “You won’t notice flaws in received wisdom if you don’t take the time to watch and think with a clear mind. And if nobody has the time, no one will take…