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They cannot not lie

Do remember: a narcissist cannot not lie. Always. Every day and every night. Evenings and weekends. Personally and publicly. Small things, big things, all the things. They must lie to protect The False Self -- the fabricated image-world they've been building since their 3-ish-year-old selves decided they couldn't handle the real world. It's a thing. Some people have narcissist…

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In honor of my dad Jim Newburn (on his birthday and his endless curiosities at the edge of the Universe, I share this video with you. A rather fascinating that the skies of the ancients and mythology are not the skies of today.  

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Geniuses unknown

I just encountered the story of Camille Claudel, an artist from a century prior who worked side by side with sculptor Rodin and eventually was snubbed, institutionalized and crushed. Is just some other random DEI history tidbit to sweep aside? Or not? How much is-ness isn't there when individuals aren't allowed the freedom to follow their paths?…

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Fewer babies?

The WaPo has an article discussing reasons for falling birthrates. OK, yeah. Lots there. But the story is never the full story unless the lens of generational change is laid over the data. (That's my stance, at least.) Societal moods (or what we also call eras) affect birthrates, which always go down in Fourth Turnings, or…

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