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  • Mid-Term Exams Approaching

    young fish, busy school– ripples under the surface– hungry cat prowling Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Continue reading

    Mid-Term Exams Approaching
  • Textimony 20131009

    purple sage flower falling, drifting before dawn cold morning sidewalk   Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Continue reading

    Textimony 20131009
  • Textimony 20131008

    autumn sun dancing on plum trees and rosemary people are shadows Continue reading

    Textimony 20131008
  • Blossom Viewing

    From my dear friend Dušan… In the capital: ninety-nine thousand people blossom viewing – M. Basho Related articles shimmering soundscapes and sudden impulses: the music of toru takemitsu (kvnomusic.com) Fire and Ice (flute, guitar) (maverickensemble.wordpress.com) Liebeslabyrinth (pascalkirchmair.blogspot.com) The Japan Journals: 1947-2004… Continue reading

    Blossom Viewing
  • The Debt Ceiling Denialists « The Dish

     Some of the current GOP delusions: the deficit is rising (it isn’t); the debt is currently unsustainable (it isn’t); the public wants Obamacare ended (it’s split on even delaying it); climate change has nothing to do with human-produced carbon emissions… Continue reading

    The Debt Ceiling Denialists « The Dish
  • Worrying is Preposterous

    Brothers and sisters… Terence McKenna Worrying is presposterous… And you know what else… Culture is not your friend! Continue reading

    Worrying is Preposterous
  • The Tragedy Of Rush Limbaugh’s Low Information Voter Theory – Forbes

    This is an extremely well thought out article on a fateful turn among conservatives in the early Reagan days, a turn away from trusting in the citizenry toward a kind of aristocratic cynicism. It actually elucidates how and when I… Continue reading

    The Tragedy Of Rush Limbaugh’s Low Information Voter Theory – Forbes
  • Deconstructing the Monogenre

    Props to Joseph C. and the Buddy-Friend-Guy, Chris, for pointing this very good article out. The singularity is approaching. Not just the dystopian rule of sentient robot overlords as prophesied by every sci-fi movie ever, but sure, that too. (Have… Continue reading

    Deconstructing the Monogenre
  • The Feast of St. Francis

    Every year, as my birthday approaches, my spirit returns to the Prayer of St. Francis whose feast day is Oct 04. I know that many of my brothers and sisters in the Ether are not Catholic, but I ask you… Continue reading

    The Feast of St. Francis
  • The Odd Habits and Curious Customs of Famous Writers | Brain Pickings

    This should be a very interesting read. The article itself gives us a great glimpse at what the book offers. Famous authors are notorious for their daily routines — sometimes outrageous, usually obsessive, invariably peculiar. In Odd Type Writers: From… Continue reading

    The Odd Habits and Curious Customs of Famous Writers | Brain Pickings