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The Renaissance Myth: bref double

Posted on January 24, 2017 by John

If genius is the thing that saves mankind by pulling it along above the mud, and with the rarest spark, inducing flames to warm against the night the coldest souls, then why does the world still seem deaf and lame? … Continue reading →

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Happen

Posted on August 10, 2015 by John

If it doesn’t ever happen was it ever gonna change? Do the puzzle pieces ever move or just not look the same? Are the ones that make it happen just the ones we find to blame? Do we pick and … Continue reading →

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Cycling: a lune

Posted on April 4, 2014 by John

When you start things seem a lot easier than they are: you wake up each morning with a smile and positive attitude, a clear goal to accomplish on that day, with known outcomes. In the middle, things get a bit … Continue reading →

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Spare Change

Posted on April 1, 2014 by John

There is no thing that doesn’t change: some change, but no one sees; some change a little, but no more; some change to great degrees. Some change and become something else; some change but look the same; some change because … Continue reading →

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Let Loose Your Weapons: a dirge

Posted on December 14, 2012 by John

Let loose your weapons, guns and swords! Forget your sovereign gods and lords! The old ways must be left behind for us to learn how to survive. Forget rigid philosophy that separates your me from thee, those ancient and quite … Continue reading →

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How to Save the World

Posted on February 5, 2008 by John

One of the blogs I read pretty regularly is Dave Pollard’s How to Save the World. Occasionally, something he writes strikes a particularly resonant chord with me — like his February 4th gem A Miniature Truth: Becoming Authentically Yourself. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Ayn Rand

Posted on September 19, 2006 by John

So you would change the world and make the roughest edges plain, extend your level down the field, widen and pave each lane, erase what makes a difference between one soul and the next, reward in equal measure with the … Continue reading →

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