Samuel Johnson on his Dictionary
June 25, 2021
In the book of prefaces I’m reading right now, this one by Samuel Johnson, in the preface to his dictionary, made me think of my
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People and Books… or Books and People…or How People are Like Books….
June 25, 2021
On my drives to and from work, I listen to podcasts. Most of the time, I try to use the time to expand my knowledge
Update on White History, and Are People Stupid?
June 24, 2021
I have been listening to a bunch of round table discussions, with panelists on both sides, about Critical Race Theory, because I want to hear
White History
June 22, 2021
So I found out about this woman on twitter. I think twitter is generally dangerous as a platform specifically because it only supports ‘bites’ of
Complexity and Psych Outs
June 21, 2021
I was listening to some more of the Darkhorse podcast discussion between brothers Bret and Eric Weinstein, about Fundamental Truth, and How to Think About
Intuition
June 18, 2021
So I was listening to a podcast, Fundamental Truth and How to Think About It. It was a discussion between brothers Eric and Bret Weinstein.
Socrates and Women
June 17, 2021
So, the current volume of the Harvard Classics series is Famous Prefaces. I had wondered why bother with ‘prefaces’ to works. It is explained like
Consumerism and Growth
June 17, 2021
I was having a conversation the other day about consumerism. One of the things the other person brought up was the desire for something new.
A Brief History of the Ends of the World
June 16, 2021
I thought it might be fun to walk through a few of the apocalypses that were supposed to have happened since I was a kid.
The Ugly Update
June 15, 2021
So, I went to Catalina earlier this month, and while we were there, the guides took a pic of my wife and me on the
“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.