Monthly Archives: January 2026

DISBELIEF IN IDIOM Notes on the Beloved as a Bottomless Pit July 14/23, 2024 1 Belief in idiom means you believe in an idiom’s capacity to make meaning, to effect meaning-effects. You believe it connects words and the real. Hence … Continue reading →

ARCH-HORIZON OF THE GOAL July 24, 2024 No matter how much knowledge one gains, no matter how many insights one has, no matter how many good principles one lands on for living, no matter how much has been studied or … Continue reading →

ON COSMIC PESSIMISM August 7, 2024 A cosmic pessimist is excused only if he is supremely comical or ironic in his (perhaps only apparent) pessimism. With humor, the sardonic, the glibly morbid, gratitude shines through; the spell of pessimism is … Continue reading →