Ramblings and Musings

Wednesday, June 17, 2026We were monitoring the severe storms on the evening of June 17th, 2026.  Severe storms had been predicted for a couple of days, and the weather forecasters were saying that there was a good possibility of tornadoes.  But if you live in east...

Causality: The Bridge Between Physics and Mind In the last essay, we talked about the arrow of time—and I told you it isn’t what you think. We poked at entropy, at why eggs scramble but don’t unscramble, and at why “forward” in time feels so obvious even though the...

The Arrow of Time Isn’t What You Think Preamble In the last essay, we dismantled the idea that time “flows” like a cosmic river. Instead, we discovered that what feels like flow is really your brain stitching together memories, predictions, and a rising tide of...

Why Time Feels Like It Flows (Even If Physics Says It Doesn’t)   Preamble: The Strange Comfort of a Moving River Most of us don’t spend our mornings wrestling with the nature of time. We just feel it sliding past — the gentle drift from “before coffee” to “after...

What Is Time? (According to Feynman, Not Hollywood) Preamble: A Quick Tease Every so often, a question sneaks up on you — one you’ve heard your whole life but never actually looked at. “What is time?” sounds simple until you try to answer it without checking your...