Tag: social

  • The Size of Your World

    As long as you’re content, its size should be up to you.

  • Commensalism

    It would be nice to remember that the majority of us are civilized.

  • The Depth and Breadth of a Virtual Life

    When you meet someone in a virtual world, you really, really meet them.

  • Coupledom

    Who knew?

  • When the Love Spell is Broken

    Love is like a drug. When you’re deep in it, especially in the early stages, it’s hard to see flaws. Red flags just look like a pretty splash of color in your world. You want to bask in the fact that you seem to have found evidence of perfection, and that perfect person, against all…

  • Go Ahead. Ask.

    I’ve moved to Seattle, the most liberal city in the entire United States, and yet I’m finding that from a social standpoint, folks around here are pretty conservative. That makes it hard to make friends. And for the first time in my life I feel kind of pushy. Little ol’ me. Here’s a prime example…

  • Beware of Defective Germ Plasm

    I just read the most disturbing thing ever. Actually, I just skimmed it because it made me too sick to read it all the way through. It’s a report entitled Committee to Study and to Report on the Best Practical Means of Cutting Off the Defective Germ Plasm in the American Population. This report was…

  • Hibernation

    I admit it. I’m an introvert. People don’t energize me, they drain me. I’m not someone who looks forward to parties and large gatherings. It’s not that I don’t like people. Quite the contrary. I have several dear friends. I just prefer to interact with them one on one, and I agree with Ben Franklin…