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- 4. Read a lot, forget most of what you read, and be slow-wittedI think it goes without saying that my life has been full of books. But reading goes beyond literature, doesn’t it? Newspapers, magazines, comic books, …
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I Don’t Do Slam
Now when I say I don’t do slam it doesn’t mean that I don’t dig the meth-euphoric drenal high that comes when words escape at Mach and you roll like the Candy Man with those sweet treats to clear the … Continue reading
Wrongful Thinking Department 101
Quote from a currently running commercial for Cox Digital Telephone: “If a million people are doing it, it must be a good thing, right?” So, if a million people are jumping off of cliffs, to use a metaphor from my … Continue reading
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Don’t Believe the Hype
The world is suffering and pain or so the Buddhists say but with control of mind and flesh for some, it goes away Not for the tree, or rock or mouse does this travail desist; nay, ’tis for man, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, evolution, humanity, hype, self-importance, self-righteousness, stewardship
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Bonzo’s Bedtime
I don’t want to say anything about Ronald Reagan. I have kept my mouth shut for two days now on the subject. But amidst the feeding frenzy on both the left and right that still is going on (the left … Continue reading
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