Archive - My Favorite Things

53 - Stories In The Age of AI

Putting new characters into old plots

May 27 •

52 - No, He Didn’t Say: “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”

But, today practically everything is more than it appears to be.

May 1 •

March 2025

51 - Things Change...

Sometimes too much

Mar 25 •

February 2025

50 - What Makes An Object "Important"?

Feb 19 •

January 2025

49 - "The totality of my possessions reflects the totality of my being. I am what I have." Jean-Paul Sartre

Life after the devastation of fire.

Jan 23 •

48 - Change: Slowly Then All At Once

Change "sneaks up on us."

Jan 13 •

November 2024

47 - What’s Your Favorite Band?

And what does that have to do with sushi?

Nov 12, 2024 •

October 2024

46 - There Is No “Me” in Theseus…Or Is There?

The more things change...

Oct 17, 2024 •

September 2024

45 - What's Your Most and Least Favorite "Me"?

In his iconic American poem, “Song of Myself,” Walt Whitman threw off a parenthetical line that I’ve always found insightful.

Sep 26, 2024 •

August 2024

44 -What’s Your Favorite Time?

Branded hours, days, and months shape our lives.

Aug 5, 2024 •

July 2024

Who are our favorites for?

Jul 3, 2024 •

May 2024

42 - How Superstitious Is Your Elephant?

Owning up to ancient beliefs!

May 10, 2024 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts