I'm sorry, you can't read that "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood of ideas in an open market is a nation that…

Ch'ui the draftsmanCould draw more perfect circles freehandThan with a compass. His fingers brought forthSpontaneous forms from nowhere. His mindWas meanwhile free and without concernWith what he was doing. No…

Life is not binary. We live by degrees, not absolutes. What we decide today does not obliterate all other possibilities for tomorrow. There are always limitless possibilities at our fingertips.…

Two new thoughts tonight. One, I take a lot of things too seriously. Two, taking things too seriously too often results in my not actually getting anything done. Granted, not…

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! Now I'm thinking I may have dismissed my intentions to get my masters in environmental science too quickly. Time to take the GRE and start applying? Perhaps... Or I…

I know that in the past I've expressed some rather strong opinions against the band Linkin Park. Well, this afternoon I saw a music video of theirs on MTV2 (why…

What is it about night that stimulates me so much? The sun goes down, I switch into high gear. The world goes to sleep, my brain wakes up. I generally…

Improvisation in Beijing, Allen Ginsberg I write poetry because the English word Inspiration comes from Latin Spiritus, breath, and I want to breathe freely.I write poetry because Walt Whitman gave world…

So here's the deal. While I was at school, my parents switched from their original dialup plan (that was unlimited) to a new plan that was limited to 150 hours…

Friday night in Columbia, MO and there isn't a damned thing going on. In my room, anyway. I'm sure there's something going on downtown, but given that I'm friendless and…