Of late I’ve had occasion to dig into several interpretations of democracy. Books, articles, arguments, that sort of thing. How democracies were formed, how they die, and what it takes … Continue reading A More Perfect Union

It is hard not to be discouraged by the news. In something like 16 hours we had two mass shootings over the weekend, one in El Paso and one in … Continue reading On Bearing Arms

Hi, I’m Tom, and I’m a blogaholic. It’s been 16 days since my last blog. Seriously, though, there is no excuse or reason for my sudden absence. No one is … Continue reading Circumspect Old Sphere

Hey folks, just a super quick note to let you know that, apparently, I’m ending up in a lot of spam folders lately. I don’t know why and, when time … Continue reading Tom Being Spam

I started this blog in February of 2016 as a lark. Okay, there were two lies in that sentence. The first lie was that I started this blog at all. … Continue reading Being Tom

What can I tell you about my life? Today I turn 51. Happy Birthday to Tom. I stopped at that point and googled “when is a man over the hill?” … Continue reading Happy Birthday to Tom

I’ve been in a decidedly irritable mood of late, as Mrs C could attest. I seem to be in a perpetual race against the hands of the chronometer and the … Continue reading The Best Laid Plans

A couple of days ago a friend who was cutting my hair said, “what are we going to do for your birthday?” and I said “well, I don’t know, that’s … Continue reading A Matter of Perspective

Since last we met my life, as it is known, has been a blur. Constant motion. Unrelenting chronal momentum. A race against entropy. Remember the first time you saw Speed, … Continue reading Green and Gold