Oftentimes one hears it whispered that we live in an age of appearance rather than substance. An age of what seems to be, rather than what is. An era when impression weighs heavier than content. Something catches our eye; we glimpse at it for a brief moment. Perhaps we let the thing slide through our [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tradition’
Burning Man
Man has celebrated the Solstices and the Equinoxes from time immemorial. In America we still do this. The Autumnal Equinox has essentially become Halloween, the Winter Solstice has become Christmas, the Vernal Equinox, Easter. Curiously, the Summer Solstice does not appear to have a corresponding holiday in America. In Europe, however, especially in the north, [...]
The problem is you
The world has become small to too many people, as it’s too easy to communicate across countries for just about anyone. Blogger account? Check. Facebook posts about the travesties going on in Kashmir, in the DMZ between the two Koreas, about finally freeing Tibet from the evil Chinese government? Check. We leave behind something more [...]
Frailty, what is thy name?
In a dream, it was this morning revealed to me at long last what women are really like. So as soon as I rinsed me from my slumber, I decided to come to this website to write down the most valuable findings of my revelation. I dreamed that I was visiting some young, soft and appealing woman. [...]
Identity
In this world, we have objects and phenomena; the latter are how objects and events are organized. Objects may have a center, but phenomena do. This is because for any type of action to repeat itself, it must have a trigger, which is usually not what we think it is. We think the rain dance [...]
Geologic dimensionalism and the origin of evolution
Geology is an interesting subject, it studies the macrocosm of Earth and how its dimensions are the very support that allows biology to exist. In this sense planetary geologists observe higher dimensions to that of biology, of which biology is almost entirely dependent. We call the interaction of geology and biology an ecology. Life as [...]
Ignoring the patterns of nature
Modern life takes effort. Just getting through to the end of the day — fighting egos and layers of management at work, then ignoring family drama, then a few hours of TV before bed — can take all you’ve got. But the last thing you need is some idiot telling you that “life is precious,” [...]
