Jeff MillerinILLUMINATIONGiving the Moon its Day in the SunIn Inca creation lore, Vicarocha — the kingpin of the Inca pantheon— ordered the sun, moon, and stars to take up their assigned positions…·5 min read·Feb 28, 2024----
Jeff MillerinAncient WorldWill America Go the Way of the Hittites?I’ve always been fascinated by the Hittites, an ancient Indo-European civilization that flourished between 1700–1200 BCE in what is now…·3 min read·Feb 1, 2024--1--1
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATIONVienna in 1900: Glorious and Doomed.All great cities lay claim to at least one golden moment. While we might quibble over what’s required to earn that label, one thing seems…·5 min read·Jan 28, 2024----
Jeff MillerPart 2: The Wondrous and Changing Art of a San Francisco SkyThe rainy months bring an ever-changing drama to San Francisco’s skies. In Part 2 of my tribute to this natural and inspiring bounty, I’ve…·3 min read·Jan 19, 2024----
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATIONWhy We Should All Read, in 2024, This Long-forgotten Book from 1859Counting print and digital formats, more than one billion books are sold in the US each year. With so many titles and only so much time…·4 min read·Jan 6, 2024--1--1
Jeff MillerThe Wondrous and Changing Art of a San Francisco SkyJust three letters long, the Viking word we know as sky is a short tag for such a vast firmament. But understatement is perhaps a wise…·3 min read·Jan 3, 2024----
Jeff MillerinILLUMINATIONThe Six DemandmentsA post, climate-catastrophe world will need some new rules·4 min read·Dec 19, 2023----
Jeff MillerDon’t Let the Future Forget YouDo your part to be part of the historical record·6 min read·Nov 25, 2023----
Jeff MillerThoughts on Confronting a San Francisco ShoplifterDoes inaction prevent or invite vigilantism?·5 min read·Oct 11, 2023--8--8
Jeff MillerWhy California Might Need to Flirt with Secession to Reject It Once and for AllBreaking up the Union is harder than you think.·6 min read·Sep 28, 2023--1--1