Lessons of History: Character and History
December 9, 2021
This post covers another chapter: Character and History, in The Lessons of History, by Will and Ariel Durant. Society is founded not on the ideals
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Lessons of History: Biology and History
December 7, 2021
Years ago I needed to do some research for something on Napoleon. I asked my dad if he had anything and he lent me the
Becoming Adults
December 5, 2021
I’m reading A Hunter Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st century, by Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying. I regularly listen to their podcasts and always appreciate
My Biological Mom
December 3, 2021
My biological mother passed away the day before thanksgiving. I thought I’d tell the story of how she came to be a known part of
Orlando Furioso: Deception
November 27, 2021
Reading through Orlando Furioso right now. The 8th canto starts off: Oh quante sono incantatrici, oh quantiincantator tra noi, che non si sanno!Che con lor
Tolstoy on the Importance of Doctors
November 9, 2021
I’ve been reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace and found this little passage from Part 9, Chapter XVI when Natasha is sick through shame. They [doctors] were
3 year work anniversary
November 5, 2021
So today is Nov 5. Three years ago today I started the job I’m at and it has been a huge blessing. So I thought
Identity and Erasure
October 30, 2021
I was reading a tweet from someone the other day reacting to Dave Chappelle’s latest show, and she claimed he was “erasing the identities of
God, Marriage and Love
October 29, 2021
So I had a few threads of thoughts come together around the topic of how we (in the west) think about God and Love. The
Systems and Injustice
October 12, 2021
I just finished rereading The Prince, by Niccolò Macchiavelli. I’d read it years ago, probably just out of college, but wanted to reread it, this
“I have more intellectual pursuits, and less intellect with which to pursue them.”
The domain name is a play on my name: David Laurance. David is of Hebrew origin and means something like “beloved”, and my middle name “Laurance” is derived from the name of a great aunt “Laura” back somewhere in the ancestry. The male equivalent is Lawrence, or Larry…. so… “beloved Larry” > everyone loves Larry.