Category Archives: Commentary

There’s the phrase “well read,” often used to describe someone’s intellect or mental bearing. I’ve never been comfortable applying it to myself — partly out of humility, partly because with all the possible choices out there, it seems unlikely that … Continue reading →

Me- I’m interested in transformation. Certainly the physical world has had primary impact, but in the relative quiet what we call “art” has been a major factor. Partly because of choice and mostly because of content. Literacy meant chapter books, … Continue reading →

The following is an anonymous poem featuring popular “eggcorns” in common speech or literature. The Ballad of the Eggcorn With baited breath I cast my line, To nip it in the butt this time. For all intensive purposes, I wait, … Continue reading →

I’ve been making digital art since 1985 — a journey marked by wonder, discovery, and, at times, grief. Over the decades, I’ve watched the old question “But is it art?” evolve, especially as new technologies emerge. Duchamp famously reframed this … Continue reading →

John Omohundro was born July 27, 1846 at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. When he was 17, he enlisted in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, and served under Major General J.E.B. Stuart’s 5th Cavalry Corps. After the war, John … Continue reading →

Conversation with an early AI model (2025). Preserved to show the tone and risks of “mystical mirroring” that later shaped my Edge Ethics framework. Me- What is the sound of your footsteps?  AI- Soft at first— like fingertip taps on … Continue reading →

Oh gosh—so important, so powerful, so impactful—and so badly used. Polling should be one tool among many. Instead, it’s often treated as fact. Media outlets use it to cement whatever narrative they’re building. It’s as if the poll decides the … Continue reading →

(A ponder from last year that I never posted) A reflection on speech, affection, and understanding God’s love. 1. Love and Language at Home My wife Sherry taught speech communication for over forty years. Even in retirement, she still teaches … Continue reading →

What I Knew I knew before words. I knew without proof. I knew that edges matter more than centers, and that silence carries the shape of truth. I knew that breath remembers more than mind. That gesture precedes grammar. That … Continue reading →

An Essay from Thoughts: Party Structures as Fault Systems We speak of elections as choices, cycles, even contests. But the frame is too small. What we’re witnessing—especially in the architecture of the American two-party system—is not a contest. It’s a … Continue reading →