Steveawiggins

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• Wisdom of Trees

  

  Stepping out of the airport the first thing I noticed was the palm trees. I’ve traveled to this area enough times that I shouldn’t be surprised, but I always am. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Speedy Delivery (SD)

  

  Ritual, no matter what scientists say, is deeply woven into the fabric of human psyches. It may be either the warp or the weft, but it’s downright basic. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Daylight Saving Time Zone

  

  One or two of you out there—you know who you are—put yourselves through reading my musings on a daily basis. I haven’t missed a post in nearly a decade, but... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sister Monsters

  

  Every once in a while you read an inspirational book. I’m hoping readers will keep in mind that inspiration comes from different locations for some of us. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What I Meant to Say

  

  So I try to illustrate each of my posts. I do this because in the days when the internet was young I often found blogs during image searches. I’ve grown more... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Geography Lesson

  

  As someone who eschews easy labels, I’m always conflicted when someone asks what my doctorate is “in.” Universities have departments, of course, and different... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Houses of Light

  

  The Lighthouse is a movie we’ve been waiting a month to see. Since its opening weekend my wife and I haven’t had two consecutive hours free during any weekend... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Yeti Again Again

  

  I wish I had more time for reading short stories. I grew up on them since, like many young boys I lacked the attention span for entire novels. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Author Revise Thyself

  

  Monster fans may have noticed that, despite the season I haven’t been writing much on the topic. One of the reasons for this is that I’m in that dread stage... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Seventies

  

  It’s pretty rare for me to be out on a week night. Like a kid on a “school day” I’ve got to get up early the next morning. And yawning a lot at work is bad form... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Who Cares?

  

  America’s all about money. I read quite a bit about care-related exhaustion, and being in a situation where several family members are requiring care I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Frozen Streams

  

  I was walking in Ithaca, with my feet not far from Sagan. Winter had settled in prematurely, as it often does in upstate. I was wearing a hoodie and old fleece... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Happy Science

  

  Many seem to be wondering, if the media are to be believed, why America, like REM, is losing its religion. (And yes, I know that the expression for the latter... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Tmi

  

  Recently I was left alone for the entirety of a Saturday. On rare days when I feel affluent, I’ll go and purchase supplies to take on the many tasks that need... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Dead Language

  

  Tis the season for returning from the dead. Goodreads is one of the few websites that I allow to send me notices. I try to check them daily, and I even read... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The New Light

  

  Sometimes you meet kindred spirits in books. Barbara Brown Taylor’s Learning to Walk in the Dark has been waiting patiently. It’s one of those books that I... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Old Grains

  

  Back when I was somebody—a professor is somebody, even if only a seminary professor—I was invited to meet with a group of Seattle writers and intellectuals. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Greatest Weakness

  

  What a privilege it must be to work in a world of ideas! (And to get paid handsomely to do so.) My particular (and peculiar) career—if that’s what you call it—i... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The God Test

  

  Humans don’t mean to be cruel, I’m pretty sure, when they test animals for intelligence. We’re a curious lot, perhaps a bit too self-absorbed, but we want to... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Quiet Now

  

  The funny thing about my movie watching is that it’s a reflection of my scattered lifestyle. While I was teaching my career progression was linear with a goal o... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY