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In Praise of Melancholy

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Thursday 24 January, 2008 at 2:12 pm. It's been filed in the Culture + Health + Life + Literature + Philosophy + Psychology + World category. {3 Comments}

“I for one am afraid that American culture’s overemphasis on happiness at the expense of sadness might be dangerous, a wanton forgetting of an essential part of a full life. I further am concerned that to desire only happiness in a world undoubtedly tragic is to become inauthentic, to settle for unrealistic abstractions that ignore concrete situations.”

Too Darn Hot

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Friday 10 August, 2007 at 12:37 pm. It's been filed in the Environment + Health + Life + Nation + World category. {Share Your Thoughts}

No, it’s not your imagination, or latent global warming anxiety/guilt. OK maybe a little of the latter, but it is damn hot outside — at least here in the Southeastern US. With heat indexes in excess of 110 degrees Fahrenheit it’s important to keep cool.