Of all the Micah Tillmans in the world — and there are at least three — … I am this one.
Posted in Life on Sep 2nd, 2010
Once upon a time, Little Bobby was riding his bicycle. He had found another note from Pheddec’s on his apartment building’s door. The note said, “Dear _rOBeRT_, we’re sorry to inform you that we cannot deliver the package that _SomE POor ChuMP_ sent you, even though you never asked for it. Please come to pick [...]
Posted in Life on Sep 1st, 2010
Once upon a time, there was a company called “Pheddec’s Parcel Delivery Service” It had two delivery drivers. One delivery driver had a key to Little Bobby’s apartment building. The other delivery driver did not have a key to Little Bobby’s apartment building. Can you guess which driver Pheddec’s usually sent to bring Little Bobby packages? [...]
Posted in Life, Philosophy on Aug 18th, 2010
Since the new school year is about to start, I’ve just prepared the revised version (v. 2.1) of my handout, “How to Survive a Philosophy Course without Going Insane.” You can access the PDF of the handout here, if you so wish.
Posted in Life on Aug 6th, 2010
My first blog post on the passing of Mrs. Kitchin is up at mtsophiaideas.com. It should be called “Rituals and Communities,” but I couldn’t think of the right word. (. . . until my mom left a comment on the post, using the word “rituals.” Then I realized.)
Posted in Life on Jul 27th, 2010
My mother-in-law passed away this afternoon. The funeral should be next Monday. Eventually I’ll get the time and energy to do some philosophical analysis of the experience (such important things should be analyzed philosophically at some point), but for now I just wanted to thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
Posted in Life on Jul 25th, 2010
Sorry I’ve been a little non-posty recently. Working hard on dissertation and another project. Am currently back in Delaware because my mother-in-law has been admitted to a hospice center and “the prognosis isn’t good.” Would appreciate your prayers, for her and the family. (Her name is Sarah, if that helps.) Thanks!
Posted in Life on Jul 3rd, 2010
On the first Friday of every month, I wrote a blog post for my high school alma mater’s blog: Mt. Sophia Ideas. Mt. Sophia is an “umbrella school” in Delaware for homeschoolers. If you want to be homeschooled in Delaware, you have to do it under the auspices of such an umbrella school. And if [...]
Posted in Life, Philosophy, Politics on Jun 8th, 2010
I’ve learned the following four principles the hard way: ____ First: When you can’t come up with a good reason for why your opponent thinks or does what he or she thinks or does, that is usually evidence of an intellectual failing on your part, not a moral or intellectual failing on his or hers. [...]
Posted in Life on May 25th, 2010
I’ve set up a page, which you can get to by clicking the “The First Story” tab above, which contains the full text of the book, as I have posted it so far. I’ll continue adding to it as I post more.
Posted in Life on May 24th, 2010
I just noticed that the contact form on my Contact page (click tab, above) had disappeared. So, I’ve listed my e-mail address instead. But I listed it cryptically so bots can’t read it. Take that, machines!
