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  • Dwindling Ignorance

    Conservation of energy does not mean preservation of energy. See the latter as opposite to entropy while the former is middle ground betwixt the two. The struggle of conservation we call life; our way through it, love; our outcome, belief.… Continue reading

    Dwindling Ignorance

  • Blake and Bashō

    William Blake “I feel that a Man may be happy in This World. And I know that This World Is a World of Imagination & Vision I see Every thing I paint In This World, but Every body does not… Continue reading

    Blake and Bashō

  • at last, flooding rain

    warm october day, no wind; clouds delay their threats: frog leaps from lotus Continue reading

    at last, flooding rain

  • America’s police are looking more and more like the military | Michael Shank and Elizabeth Beavers | Comment is free | theguardian.com

    America\’s streets are looking more and more like a war zone. Last week, in a small county in upstate New York with a population of roughly 120,000 people, county legislators approved the receipt of a 20-ton Mine Resistant Ambush Protected… Continue reading

    America’s police are looking more and more like the military | Michael Shank and Elizabeth Beavers | Comment is free | theguardian.com

  • Root of the Kingdom

    birds chirp in tree top squirrels chitter on the ground all at daily play in the no-shadow of noon leaf falls touching root Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether.   Continue reading

    Root of the Kingdom

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone

    There’s a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret—it turns any animal it touches to stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, but the petrified creatures it leaves behind are… Continue reading

    Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone

  • Language Log » House of Turds

    Thanks to  my friend Rose K. for pointing out this discussion at the Language Log. All of the comments are worth the read, and for once are not a collection of idiocy that makes a person regret going down into… Continue reading

    Language Log » House of Turds

  • First Trailer for James Franco’s Gay Biopic ‘Sal’

    Sal follows the final hours in the life of ’50s teen idol and Oscar-nominated actor Sal Mineo, who rose to fame opposite James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause and was murdered at age 37. James Franco, who once starred as James Dean… Continue reading

    First Trailer for James Franco’s Gay Biopic ‘Sal’

  • Steal This Research Paper! (You Already Paid for It.) | Mother Jones

    Originally posted on jbrittholbrook: This is an interesting read on the Open Access movement. Here’s the conclusion, with a quote from Michael Eisen that provides some food for thought. In the end, his disdain isn’t directed at the publishers who… Continue reading

  • Inability to govern

    Daily News is not my usual go-to paper. But this was too funny. Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Related articles Obama in Shutdown Politics Channels Clinton Who Proved a Winner (bloomberg.com) Every government shutdown ever,… Continue reading

    Inability to govern

  • » “Other-Appreciation” :AMSDaily

    What I know now, however, is as much as we all work so very hard on “self-appreciation” and “self-improvement” day in and day out, sometimes it is alright to take a few moments to practice “other-appreciation.” via » “Other-Appreciation” :AMSDaily.… Continue reading

    » “Other-Appreciation” :AMSDaily

  • Oscar Peterson Trio and Ben Webster – Come Sunday [1972] – YouTube

    NDR Jazz Workshop “Funkhaus Hannover”, Germany – December 14, 1972 Ben Webster – Tenor Sax Oscar Peterson – Piano Niels Henning Ørsted-Pedersen – Bass Tony Inzalaco – Drums Related articles BEN WEBSTER: from Kansas City to Copenhagen (rocketgrants.org) Oscar Peterson… Continue reading

    Oscar Peterson Trio and Ben Webster – Come Sunday [1972] – YouTube