July 13, 2017 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn: Sometimes, during the summers, I like to stay up late.  When not reading or writing, I will usually resort to watching a series on television.  I enjoy series because the character development and storylines are far more in-depth than what is viewed in a mere two-hour movie; … Continue reading They Live: Choose Before You Die →

June 28, 2017 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn: Today, across the globe, there remains a clash of cultures as ancient as religion; as violent as tides crashing upon the shores of nations; islands separated within seas of humanity. Ongoing wars rage on in the middle-east as democracies fight theocracy, and waves of Islamic immigrants flood onto … Continue reading Shipwrecked in the Sands of Time: Lessons from History →

June 4, 2017 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn: Graduation season. Parties, commencements, speeches and lots and lots of photos. Recently, I loaded all of the pictures onto a PC and saved them into a folder, digitally labeled and timestamped, for posterity. The next day, I noticed a message from Microsoft. It said: “Click here to see … Continue reading A Digital Noose ‘Round Every Corner →

May 21, 2017 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn:   History is written by the victors. Winston Churchill   The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. Proverbs 22:7   The Wheel of Time is a notion shared by many religions and philosophies. In modern paganistic traditions, like those celebrated by … Continue reading Full Circle: An Encore Performance, New Venue, Fresh Actors →

May 16, 2017 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn:   Society is a wave. The wave moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not. The same particle does not rise from the valley to the ridge. Its unity is only phenomenal. The persons who make up a nation today, next year die, and … Continue reading An Inquiry into Values: Men and the Art of Life-Cycle Governance →

(8,560 words = 35 minute average reading time including the optional epilogue; or 30 minutes without the epilogue.) April 30, 2017 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn:   Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore it if … Continue reading The Wright Women: “Loving Frank”, an Architect of Modernity →

April 21, 2017 by Uncola:   Definition of UTOPIA 1: an imaginary and indefinitely remote place 2: a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions 3:   an impractical scheme for social improvement   Definition of DYSTOPIA 1: an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives 2: literature: anti-utopia … Continue reading Prisons of Pleasure or Pain: Huxley’s “Brave New World” vs. Orwell’s “1984” →