Archive for the 'Philosophy' Category

Ancient

Monday, August 18th, 2008

I have been a blue salmon
I have been a wild dog
I have been a cautious stag
I have been a deer on the mountain
and a stump of a tree on a shovel
I have been an axe in the hand
A pin in a pair of tongs
A stallion in stud
A bull in anger
A grain in the growing
I have [...]

ANGRY!

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

What does it take for the world to move forward? Some days it just seems utterly pointless.
A woman seeking to become only the third woman ever to successfully bring a sexual harassment case in Russia was dealt a shocking rebuke when the judge threw out her case, ruling that sexual harassment is actually necessary for [...]

I Need To Revisit My Tao Again

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

While Eeyore frets …
… and Piglet hesitates
… and Rabbit calculates
… and Owl pontificates
…Pooh just is.
Some other opinions here.
I’m not entirely convinced that true happiness requires no action. But action from an attitude of play and freedom is different. As Ursula K. Le Guin puts it in her translation, no action is different from no-action.

Congrats gays! Next stop, who cares!

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

This benzene ring family is awesome. In fact the whole thing is awesome. I’ll take a subchapter 7 relationship, please! With a side of flexibility!
If I cheered “beyond marriage,” would I get in trouble with my gay friends who are about to get married in October? Hmm. Probably.

Good Post Bad Post

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

It’s time for another round of good post / bad post. OK, not “another” round, but the first round. Perhaps the only round. Nevermind, I’ll get me coat…
The good post is wonderful! Makes me happy. Yes, please!
The bad post makes me pensive and introspective, but I think it’s good in its own way.