by Loren Mayshark | Apr 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Flaunting and accumulating wealth has become as important as the pleasure we derive from the product itself. The United States has often been billed as a classless society, but for a land supposedly devoid of the aristocratic titles and social divisions of the British...
by Loren Mayshark | Mar 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
I remember the feeling of liberation when I finally received my driver’s license at the age of sixteen. There is something special about the freedom to get behind the wheel and go anywhere one wants. I soon found that this freedom had a great deal of responsibility:...
by Loren Mayshark | Mar 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Emily Dickinson and Henry David Thoreau may have flourished in their sequestered lives close to home. Dickinson: often not leaving her room. Thoreau: not far from Walden Pond. There is nothing wrong with staying in your sanctuary, particularly if one is not pulled by...
by Loren Mayshark | Feb 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
In SimCity, people get the opportunity to live a simulated existence in a virtual civilization, an ironic sub-reality. Facebook’s Farmville users play the role of virtual farmers, planting crops, tending to livestock, and harvesting produce. People now have the time...
by Loren Mayshark | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
The other day while I was working out at the gym, I saw this muscular guy wearing a t-shirt saying, “Always Give 100%.” This got me thinking, “Do I agree with this premise?” The answer was surprisingly, NO. Upon deeper contemplation, this is something I have been...
by Loren Mayshark | Feb 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Although Thomas Edison remains a hotly debated character, he is generally considered a creative genius. He is also considered by many the greatest inventor ever to live. He once said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ―...
