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Category Archive: Bad Ideas

In Pursuit of Transformative Mediocrity

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“Tell me about your trail running,” I said. “I’m not really running, man,” he answered, sheepishly, disappointed I’d […]

Emlyn Lewis March 22, 2021 Bad Ideas

The Cure

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My head was a mess, paralytic self-doubt, negative feelings, root level discomfort. I went for a run, and […]

Emlyn Lewis March 17, 2021 Bad Ideas

Cultural Plasticity and the Plastic City

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This isn’t a feel good piece. Turn back now. There is a simple solution to the problem of […]

Emlyn Lewis March 16, 2021 Bad Ideas

Blankening

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Blankening is the process by which hard physical effort erases your psycho-emotional mind. It’s a word I just […]

Emlyn Lewis March 15, 2021 Bad Ideas

A Real Achievement

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My kids know I love them, and that’s maybe all I can hope to accomplish as a parent. […]

Emlyn Lewis March 2, 2021 Bad Ideas

The Anthropologist Fantasy

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In reality, what I’d like to happen with my body, once I’m dead, is that it gets cremated […]

Emlyn Lewis March 1, 2021 Bad Ideas

Snow Problem

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The sun was shining and the mercury rose, so I shoveled a spot on the deck and dragged […]

Emlyn Lewis February 25, 2021 Bad Ideas

This Addiction

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I was an asshole. I spent a good part of the day trying hard not to get it […]

Emlyn Lewis February 23, 2021 Bad Ideas

Leaving Trace

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We are all deathly afraid we don’t exist and/or don’t matter. This fear rides shotgun on all our […]

Emlyn Lewis February 23, 2021 Bad Ideas

Eat, Sleep or Slow Down

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You have a spot in your local woods that you really love. There is a great rock or […]

Emlyn Lewis February 12, 2021 Bad Ideas

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