Over the years many of my friends have seen the explosive fits and bursts of creativity and passion that have defined my life and its ever-tumultuous trajectory. Music, poetry, love, and the quest for knowledge (both factual and not-so-factual. See my previous post) have been the gasoline for my internal fire. Through different phases of …
Things/Stuff
I was talking with a friend the other day about stuff. All the things that we collect and ferret away into boxes and attics, basements and storage facilities. If your town is anything like mine, you will have noticed the proliferation of 'self-storage' facilities. What in the world do we need all this stuff for? …
Remember
I need to remember Love once seemed magical To mean something Now, it seems All I can do is to remember remembering. What would it be to feel? What would it be if it were here, now? With me, not simply words upon a page I need to remember.
Swimming In The Water Of Life
It is quite certain this question has haunted many of us throughout our lives. As we walk through the minutes, hours months and years, we are bombarded by the constant internal naggings of ‘Am I good enough?’ ‘Am I doing the right thing?’ ‘Is this the right career?’ ‘Is this the right relationship?’ Day in …
The Origin and Meaning of Human Ethics (part 1)
This is going to be a long and detailed post. I am breaking it into smaller sections which should stand on their own. Also included here will be plenty of links if you wish to follow them into the fascinating worlds to which they lead. This will be part one of what I expect to …
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The Decline of Civility in the Electronic Age
Please excuse me while I go on a little rant. We're all probably guilty of this to one degree or another, but those of us still holding to conventional ideas of common courtesy pay a higher price. Let's begin, shall we? We have entered an era of 'microwave, I want it now' expediency. Everything we need or think …
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Taming the Tiger of Pseudo-Healing
I would like to take you on a personal journey. It is a journey I am hesitant to make as I will need to admit some things from earlier in my life that I would like to leave behind. Those of you who follow me on my Twitter account are probably aware of my …
Apple Pie, Belief and Subjectivism
From apple pie to religion, the road to our ultimate subjectivism is paved with the gravel of the senses.