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Truth and Rocket Science is a blog of essays built from lateral, associative thinking about culture and society. The postings come about when I observe contradictions that I find beautiful or telling; when I find myself jolted by an odd association or memory; when I want to laugh at myself or something else in the world; or when I am moved by personal experiences rife with internal contradiction or irony
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Truth and Rocket Science · 2M ago

The truth and dreams, 2: Exile

I am far from my country. It’s been long enough now that I am not sure what that means any more, apart from a nostalgia for things from my younger days, each year more frozen and remote, filled with artifacts … Continue reading →
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Truth and Rocket Science · 2M ago

The truth and memories

Memories may light the corners of our minds, but where there is light there is sure to be shadow. The truth about memories lies less in the past than the present and the projected pasts of futures not yet realized. … Continue reading →
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Truth and Rocket Science · 3M ago

The truth and words

Of Writers and Authors Words are everywhere. They surround us very much like the air we breathe. Sometimes they are visible, in bookstores, in grocery stores, or on bill boards. Sometimes they are invisible: you see the leather seats, but … Continue reading →
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Truth and Rocket Science · 4M ago

The truth and the bee tree

The bee tree is gone. It was there, under that tree in April of 2008, that I saw a bee swarm come up in the park.  I’d never seen such a thing before, and it remains to this day a … Continue reading →
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Truth and Rocket Science · 4M ago

The truth and the ghost writer

On January 19, 2012, Brooklyn Reading Works is pleased to present “The truth and the ghost writer,” a panel of ghost writers who will share their experiences as part of the Brooklyn Reading Works series.  The panel brings together 4 … Continue reading →
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Truth and Rocket Science · 8M ago

10 years later, we remember

Ten years ago, I went to work early.  I was in the office before 8:00 am.  I taught political science at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.  It was a beautiful blue-sky morning, and I hoped to get a lot … Continue reading →
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Truth and Rocket Science · 8M ago

The truth and Legos (Good Things Come in Small Pieces)

You can make anything with Legos.   They are a digitized dream machine spawning infinite variety from a small set of mainly similar little pieces.  These plastic bricks stoke the imagination and allow minds—young and old alike—to turn ideas into things. … Continue reading →
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Truth and Rocket Science · 9M ago

The truth and storms – Irene, Goodnight, 2011

Irene wasn’t really a hurricane when she finally reached New York after some 18 hours of waiting, waiting, waiting.  By 6:00 am on Sunday, August 27, 2011 Irene was a tropical storm.  The most horrifying aspect of the storm for … Continue reading →
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Truth and Rocket Science · 10M ago

The truth and dreams, 1: Lost

I dreamt that we were around each other, but not really together.  Our recent split was a wound still open, and I was trying to follow you, to get back to you, to make you see me again as yours.  … Continue reading →
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Truth and Rocket Science · 10M ago

I dreamt that we were around each

I dreamt that we were around each other, in the same places at the same times, but not really together.  Our recent split was a wound still open, and I was trying to follow you, to get back to you, to make you see me again as yours.  I knew that I had pushed you [...]
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