by Ai Friendly | Jan 22, 2026 | Culture Wars, History as it applies to the Future, Writing for Writers
January 22, 2026 In my self-appointed role as the American Cartaphilus, I will soon (two weeks from now) be embarking on a journey of observation and discovery. My mission will be to see into the heart of my beloved country. I will go expecting to uncover the...
by Ai Friendly | Jan 14, 2026 | Culture Wars, History as it applies to the Future, Politics, Writing for Writers
In Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck sets out in 1960 on a roadtrip to Discover America. He and his dog, a large poodle named Charley, traveled 10,000 miles in a camper. The camper was named Rocinante after Don Quixote’s decrepit but faithful old horse. I, too, am...
by Ai Friendly | Nov 24, 2025 | Culture Wars, History as it applies to the Future
Most of us find ourselves in Dante’s first circle of Hell, called Limbo and reserved for “unbaptized souls and virtuous pagans”. What we don’t want to do is fall into Dante’s second or third levels of Hell, Lust and Gluttony, where we would find ourselves in the...
by Ai Friendly | Oct 31, 2025 | History as it applies to the Future, Science and Emerging Technology
In olden days, the oceans were the vast unknowns. But gradually, we have come to realize that all the oceans are really just one large Sea with which we are becoming more and more familiar. So, in our never-ending quest to know the unknown, we have also turned our...
by Ai Friendly | Jul 9, 2025 | Culture Wars, History as it applies to the Future
The ancient Greek, Hesiod, believed the men and women of his time had declined severely from a Golden Age when we had lived in peace, abundance, and harmony. Mankind had fallen so far, he believed, as to have needed the assistance of a band of heroes like Achilles and...
by Ai Friendly | Jun 6, 2025 | Culture Wars, Education, History as it applies to the Future, Politcal Parties, Politics
In 1960, John Steinbeck decided he wanted to tour America. He packed a few essentials and his dog, Charley, into a camper he had named Rocinante, after Don Quixote’s horse. Why did he go? A skeptic might answer that he was a writer, and, by natural inclination, went...
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