In the human scheme of things, some are born lucky, some less lucky, and some unlucky.   None of us chose to be born nor d...

Hired in 1927 as a floor sweeper by Ford Motor Company, he became a toolmaker there. In April 1930, through Amtorg, a Soviet trade agency ba...

Gaiety transfiguring all that dread. All men have aimed at, found and lost; Black out; Heaven blazing into the head (from "Lapus Lazuli...

Soldiers of Fortune: Americans In The Egyptian Army In 1865, after Lee signed the surrender to Grant at Appomattox, after Johnny Reb turned,...

Poppa Neutrino: The Happiest Man In The World? Poppa Neutrino is the free spirit (or lunatic according to some) who sailed across the Atlan...

Poppa Neutrino was born in 1933 as David Pearlman in San Francisco. Twenty one years ago a dog bit his hand in Mexico, causing a two-yea...

Not all people would say that happiness is the highest good, Some would instead assert that a meaningful life is more important. Stil...

These are just some random thoughts, and I jot them down as a reminder to myself and readers of what we already know—as a reminder because w...

In The Devil's Dictionary , Ambrose Bierce provided a definition of happiness: "An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating ...

Nature Versus Nurture, II:Of David Reimer, & A Man Who Tampered With A Human Being For The Sake of His Career ( See the earlier artic...