In 1921, Raymond Pearl, Professor of Biometry and Vital Statistics at Johns Hopkins made a starting prediction that the upper-limit of population which could be sustained by the United States would be reached in 2060 and that it would be around 200 million souls. Dr. Pearl employed logically-sound analyses extrapolating from the Malthusian doctrine prevalent … Continue reading Here and now: on population and the human condition →

I have a problem that needs fixing. I am a bibliophile with limited space on my shelves. I have put off this problem for a long time wishing that it would go away by itself, but now I urgently need to make space for new pages which will inevitably encroach upon my small apartment. One … Continue reading Shelf-space →

A mountainous range stood before the sympathetic tedium Revolver so sound of mind not free to remember It operates with happy, dull abandon, Figment of the imagination? Never... The hurting went on A chain screams noisily, but no one ever listens... A bread or a radiant dragon is the key As Cleopatra's heart melted at … Continue reading The long continuum →