food, breakfast, bacon, ham, oatmeal

free speech, fear of unknown, American values

art, risk-taking, undo, redo, computer

self-reference, euphemism, language, deception

movies, special effects, character, plot, storytelling

Pascal, wager, probability, cost/benefit

meta irony, grammar, syntax

statism, capitalism, economic irony, intent, outcome

psychology, politeness, manipulation, thank you

God, mathematics, set theory, self-reference

thinking, action, prudence, impulsiveness

greed, life, love, knowledge, economics, politics, corporation, movies, Wall Street

literature, Shakespeare, acting, psychology, sociology, personal identity

literature, Robert Frost, poetry, indecisiveness, regret, rationalization, psychology

movies, comedy, tragedy, Peter Sellers, Inspector Clouseau

quotation, literature, John Steinbeck, Grapes of Wrath, sin, virtue, morality, spirituality

competitive sports, fans, psychology, human motivation

pre-history, history, Mayans, prediction, catastrophe, astronomy, calculation

thinking, cognition, originality, creativity, production, implementation

thinking, voting, democracy, majority, minority

unthinkable, inexpressible, elephant in the room

postmodern text, Jacques Derrida, signify

classroom sleeping, human interest, storytelling, tragedy, psychology

prayer, psychology, anxiety, serenity, courage, wisdom, knowledge

confidence, delusion, self-esteem, manipulation, psychology

literature, poetry, language, eloquence, John Milton

allusion, sand, ignorance

language, self-reference

quotation, government, accountability, warfare, democracy

power, character, fear, respect, psychology

self-reference, trust, pessimism, paranoia, psychology

yin-yang, balance, moderation, psychology, tension, opposites

Satan, devil, evil, play, innocence, childhood

literature, language, metaphor, chef, cooking

academics, zoology, philosophy, vocabulary

philosophy, Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, knowledge, reason, postmodernism

literature, poetry, language play, Lewis Carroll, "Jabberwocky"

truth, wisdom, knowledge, data, byte, bit, electron, quark, information technology, God

information, technology, spoken written printed language, telepathy

idea, existence, symbol, image, telepathy, Rene Descartes, phoneme, grapheme

political power, aggression, independence, peace, passivity, assertiveness

humor, analysis, self-reference

deceit, acting, verisimilitude, game

suspension of disbelief, imagination, intellect, emotion

psychology, human-nature, self-awareness, anxiety

self-reference, contradiction

allusion, Rene Descartes

dust, gravity, relentless

credibility, trust

quid-pro-quo, economic reality, family, friends, favors, socialism, capitalism

political correctness, politics, injustice, culture

human nature, blame, denial, psychology, scapegoat

immortality, death, Christianity, culture, science, grim reaper, cheating

time, ancient individuals, death, memory, archeology, atheism, friends, acquaintances

quotations, movies, Dune, leadership, ambition

quotations, literature, philosophy, movies, Milton, Nietzsche, Game of Thrones, ambition

counter-intuitive, cliche, culture, economics

death, political power, government, freedom, illusion, denial

God, atheism, theism, scientific, non-scientific, debate

cosmic justice, stoic, injustice, justice

luck, misfortune, good fortune, planning, resilience

corruption, language, culture, collectivism, politics, economics

names, naming, identity, psychology

friendship, risk taking, social bond, adversarial, respect

science, dogma

death, dark humor, sardonic

chaos, caprice, chance, butterfly effect, football, sports

God, theology, philosophy

social justice, virtue signaling, sarcasm

symmetry, life stages, infancy, old age, dotage, dust

wisdom, contradiction, context

poetry, song lyrics, love, prepositional phrases, extended metaphor

irony, sarcasm, surprise, Socrates, cosmic

color gray, paradox, unification, dullness, richness, stability, permanence, entropy

time, non-physical, simultaneity, big bang, motion, space-time, spirit

quotations, philosophy, Ludwig Wittgenstein, language, limitations, cognition

American literature, Kurt Vonnegut, pessimism, tragedy

philosophy, pessimism, Arthur Schopenhauer

dentist, pain, stubbing toe, symmetry, self-reference

psychology, personal strength, humility, arrogance, false humility

psychology, commitment, concentration, evaluation, persistence

outside the box, reverse-engineering, creativity, patience, persistence. cognition, analysis

animal, dog, anthropomorphism, existential, psychology

allusion, food, vegetables, innuendo

human sexuality, innuendo, psychology, language, metaphor, imagination

fictional scenario, old age, dog, tragedy, deception, moral ambiguity

face-to-face, speech, writing, Plato, cell phone, communication

Bible, creation, Genesis

extra-terrestrial civilization, soul, spirt, technology, Christianity

political diversion, propaganda, sports, American football, economics

psychology, neurology, information, mind, philosophy, human

Grandparents, food

humor, Abbott and Costello, computers

orientation, reverse, relative, absolute

encode, decode, secret code

love, enrich, contribute, psychology

psychology, identity, personality, validation

old age, adulthood, youth, adolescence, childhood precocity

clothing, fashion, personality, confidence, respect, laid-back

ecological catastrophe, climate change, global warming, deep ecology