In the previous post I wrote about what is normally right …. the behaviors of a species that enhance survival under natural conditions. What is normally good relates to what benefits most humans under natural conditions. Right and good behaviors … Continue reading
Category Archives: Living Well
Normally Right
What a species normally needs to do to survive is right for that species. It’s right for fish to swim and birds to fly. It’s right for spiders to have their own web and for bees to have an elaborate … Continue reading
Being Normal
Being normal can mean different things. For example, not being an abnormal psychopath is a good thing, but so is not losing your identity by conforming to the norm. I’ve been dwelling on the question of being normal under natural … Continue reading
Injured Newlyweds touch hearts
Participants in the race and newlyweds, Jessica and Patrick Downes, injured in Boston Marathon attack, receive an outpouring of support as people open their hearts to help this young couple pay their medical expenses. (Read more via Boston Globe)
Michael the Handyman
For the past three weeks we have taken in a “houseless” person who turns out to be quite a handyman. I’d like to make several short posts about this, the first being this is an example of community economics at … Continue reading
My Position on Gun Control Issues
A variety of passionate appeals both for and against gun control flood the Internet. It’s time to lay my position out on this because: 1) I focus on community in general and this issue has a community component; and 2) … Continue reading
Community Expectations along the American Discovery Trail
Sure, people take the path of least resistance. Conservation of energy is a universal trait of living systems. Yet as an altruistic species we want to do our part to belong to others. We do people a favor when we … Continue reading