All posts by metadadablog

Blog posts by Pat Strosahl. I'm a retired, married, 71 year old curmudgeon who lives in Yakima, Washington. I identify with progressive causes but live by a more conservative set of personal principles. I'm a former business owner, artist, consultant, author, and (losing) candidate for Seattle City Council. Hope you enjoy my thoughts and hopes.

Welcome to Your Front Row Seats at the Apocalypse!

"May you live in interesting times," they say... Well, we do. But it seems we are pitifully powerless to affect the change hurtling toward us. We feel less like the hero in the arena, and more like we just bought front row seats at the Apocalypse! This is a blog for everyone who's interested in ...

Stories We Tell Ourselves

Okay, I’m not trying to be off-putting on my earliest posts, but the concepts of language and narrative that I explain here are central to so many of the posts that follow. So, please ignore or skim this brief detour through philosophy if you choose. I think there’s a peculiar discovery that underlies much of ...