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  • The look of music | Harvard Gazette

    Thanks to my good brother, John C., who pointed this out for me. John did some studies with my mentor and myself on the Philosophy of Music and Silence. Always a rare treat to sit and converse with him. We… Continue reading

  • Freelance Nation: How to Become a Part-Time Worker Without Really Trying | The Nation

    This originally appeared as a Tomgram over at Tomdispatch and was picked up by the Nation… …what a weird economic downturn and recovery this has been.  From the end of an “average” American recession, it ordinarily takes slightly less than… Continue reading

    Freelance Nation: How to Become a Part-Time Worker Without Really Trying | The Nation

  • Blogs I ♡: Tender Heart Musings, Himani B. | man of words

    Himani is an ecstatic poet of note, she wanders through this world inviting ecstasy and pain in equal measure. A trail of Tender Heart Musings tell the tale. Utilising deeply evocative imagery and her unique connection to the unquantifiable elements of existence;… Continue reading

  • Our Lady of the Web

    d|gI+Al hEGeM0n …d|g|Z|nE View original post Continue reading

  • Daodejing 11

    #11* Thirty wheel spokes sharing one hub. The empty space in the middle has the usefulness to a cart. Knead clay to make a vessel. The empty space in the middle has usefulness to the vessel. Cutting the door and… Continue reading

    Daodejing 11

  • Pyramid of Khufu Revealed

    Exploration of an interesting theory on how the Great Pyramids were constructed. 4500 years after the construction of the great Pyramids, their secret still remains. Jean-Pierre Houdin‘s very serious ramp theory explains how the Great Pyramids could have possibly been… Continue reading

    Pyramid of Khufu Revealed

  • Recognized by a Man of Words

    Blogging contains the remnants of the old bulletin board system that I originally used way back in 1991. Then and now, I posted things that I hoped other folks would find of some interest. I want Reason and Existenz to… Continue reading

    Recognized by a Man of Words

  • Slow Down Jolene | YouTube

    Wow. No, its not Tracy Chapman or Cher doing Jolene–it’s Dolly Parton: a 45rpm played at 33rpm. Thanks to my good brother Todd for posting this to my FB wall. Continue reading

    Slow Down Jolene | YouTube

  • the escape from reality

    Originally posted on coromandal: Here is the economist John K. Galbraith making two more excellent points about the popularity and insanity of speculation.  He describes two reasons why after a bubble bursts — as it did in a spectacular fashion that… Continue reading

    the escape from reality

  • dignity, trust, failure

    Originally posted on coromandal: Acumen Fund’s observations about poverty alleviation at their 10 year anniversary. What does not help: money and markets as the only measure, parachuting solutions remotely, depersonalized analytic approach. What does work: dignity, local leadership, government, patience… Continue reading

    dignity, trust, failure