Water. What do I know of it? Do I know much? Is what I know enough to thought of as real knowledge? And what are the implications of me not knowing as much as can be known? Can a simple glass of water give me true knowledge about water's nature? It's an image that came …
Late Night Writing
My skin temperature seems a little high, just a bit hotter than usual. My microwaved coffee may be the cause. Since my espresso machine died, I've been going through regular pots. Regular coffee affects me differently than espresso shots. Maybe that's why I'm sweating a bit. Or maybe it's hot in my office because the …
Making Worlds
We encounter the world through our senses. Light hits the eye’s photoreceptors and the optical information starts its split-second journey toward the visual cortex in the occipital lobe, then on to the frontal cortex, and perception begins. Same with sound, smell, taste, and touch; the various systems involved in each leap into action as stimuli …
Alone
Musical theatre types exude energy; young, beautiful people (or those who used to be) who sing like angels, though what they sing about often falls somewhat short of angelic. I'm sitting in the Falls Theatre at ACT last night at a showcase for New Musical Theatre songs and shows, waiting, along with Anjie, my daughter …
Soul
So the new preacher started yesterday in rousing fashion, his lesson centered in the ancient Jewish commandment which is the centerpiece of the Torah, and reaffirmed years later by Jesus as the most important commandment. "Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord Your God with all …
JEFF BERRYMAN 