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Technology In Nature
My thoughts turned to the interconnectedness of our world today. The opinion of ecologists has long been that humans are an inherently unnatural destabilization of the natural balance. However, when I consider the entirety of the landscape—avoiding the division of structures into categories like ‘non-human’ and ‘development,’ the purpose of destabilization becomes clear. In my…
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Me and My Shadow
Under the sun, she’s down at my feet Sitting there, all tiny and neat Slowly she grows, then taller still Longer, in fact, than I ever will Following me, as fast as I run Multiplying, I’ve never won In twilight she walks through the trees Cutting me off, right at the knees Then in the…
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Creation Without Magic
What is Creation without Magic? Mere craft? Decoration? Assembly? When I was a teenager, I’ll never forgive my art teacher for breaking my concept of art. To be fair to him, it was all in the best intentions. And it wasn’t all his fault. I didn’t have to listen. I had many flaws in my…
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Fear and Trust: My Experience with Parable of the Sower and Braiding Sweetgrass
Last week I had a very difficult experience reading the Parable of the Sower. For anyone who would like to read the book, read at your own caution because I am going to discuss it in general terms. Mainly it’s going to be centered around the general topics discussed and the tone and perspective of…
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Luck or Suffering: Homer’s Enemy
Last night I was told a poignant parable listing the pitfalls inherent to martyrdom. The noble martyr and the clueless buffoon face off in a fight to the death. The martyr sacrifices himself to destroy the buffoon’s, and the buffoon wins without ever lifting a hand in defense. It had all the nuance of an…
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The Night Circus: We Are Mirrors
I am very much enjoying the book the Night Circus by Erin Morganstern. It is a fantasy set in the late 1800’s through the turn of the century. The book is a smokey enigmatic sort of story, with unfinished scenes and plenty of room for intrigue. The characterization is my favorite sort, show-don’t-tell, with information…
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Math in America
When I was a child learning math, I felt like I was walking through fog. Each step would present itself, smoky and hazy out of the mist, with the rest of the path obscured. My teacher would say “Today we learn addition, everyone repeat after me.” I would listen for a few days, and then…
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My Stroke of Insight: My Insights
Yesterday I finished “My Stroke of Insight” and I just want to put it on my list of 100% recommend regardless of who or what you are. Great book. Now it irritates me when people give vague blanket support for something, so I’ll give some reasons. I am the sort of person that is very…
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Low-Budget Remake of The Birds
This morning we woke up after sleeping from about 4-11:00 AM. I might have been a little hypomanic. We went over to my parents house, and had lovely collards and black eyed peas and sausage and corn bread. After lunch we went for a walk. The weather was overcast and a pleasant 70 degrees. We…
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2023: The Year of the Trickster
Ever since I read Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, I have taken a lot of what she said to heart. The purpose of the book was to discuss the perspectives people take on their art and creativity. One of my favorite things that she wrote about was Tricksters and Martyrs. When I was a little…