The Weirdness of Vision, Encountering the Unknown, and 1990’s Kitsch — If you came to our house at any point around 1992, you’d have encountered a small curation of ‘Magic Eye’ posters. Magic Eye posters, with their secret three-dimensional worlds, hidden beneath computer-rendered quasi-psychedelia, were a legitimate craze of the 1990’s.

A Deep Dive Into Rian Johnson’s Mindbending Masterpiece, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ — “Myths are first and foremost psychic phenomena that reveal the nature of the soul.” -Carl Jung The Dark Portal as First Order logo is a skeleton key that unlocks Star Wars: The Last Jedi. “In exploring the symbol, the mind is finally…

The Black Prince of Baseball, The Babe, and The Ninth Man Out — One of the immortal lines from Field Of Dreams comes from Shoeless Joe Jackson. It is delivered by a suddenly, very Goodfellas-sounding, Ray Liotta: “Ty Cobb wanted to play… But none of us could stand the sunnuvabitch when we were alive — so we told him to stick it!!” Honestly…

The Final Frontier of A Middle-Aged English Major — Introduction If you’ve ever entered a business or restaurant under construction, you’ll recognize the signs. “Sorry for our dust! But remodel we must…” As such, here you are. Welcome. This is a work in progress. I aim only for accuracy. And consistency. I aim merely to acknowledge the muse and the…

On shared characters, controversial banning’s, childhood, value statements, and how to not be a phony. — Many fans of Baseball hold a special place in their heart for the iconic and mystical ‘Field Of Dreams.’ Many fans of literature also hold a special place in their heart for the iconic and controversial ‘Catcher in the Rye.’

We’ve heard about the long term benefits. But one immediate benefit might finally convince you. Especially in wintertime. — By now, you’ve probably heard about the benefits of cold showers for several years. Maybe you’ve seen videos about Wim Hof, aka the Iceman. Perhaps you even dabbled with cold water at some point. Indeed Wim Hof and friends spread the good word about the long term benefits of cold…

What it’s like to spend the night at Field of Dreams in Iowa — I didn’t even know you could rent the house from ‘Field of Dreams.’ But when my son’s baseball team entered a tournament in nearby Dubuque, Iowa, I booked it for the night. The house sleeps eight, so I invited my Mom and Dad to stay with us too. The house…

I Solved the Scalability Problem Of Saunas While Driving Home From Work: The Simple, Stupid Genius Of The Car Sauna Here’s a hot take. I believe there’s another, simpler, overlooked way to Sauna in today’s modern world. Intro: Are Saunas the Next Big Performance-Enhancing “Drug”? I was sold on saunas by Dr. Rhonda Patrick in 2014. Back then, she made a cameo on Tim Ferriss’ blog where she wrote the article, ‘Are Saunas the Next Big Performance-Enhancing “Drug”?’

How Luke Skywalker, Willrow Hood, and Jeans Guy show us The Way. — “There’s something with storytelling where you take the most mundane and elevate it. And if you’re taking something that’s really elevated, you bring it down to the grit of it.” — Jon Favreau Whenever Luke Skywalker does anything, it captures imaginations across the Star Wars galaxy. But now, the same…