Posted in Basic Ideology on Jun 3rd, 2009
Between ideas and talk and rain and dreams and broken hearts and lack of ambition.
Somewhere, there’s still a spark.
I might not be around, as once I was. Everyone goes disappearing.
Think in the cracks in the sidewalk. Wrap your head around cement shattering. The knowledge of rock. [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Mar 29th, 2009
This is the 26th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 25, you might want to start here.
Jane’s Journey
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In the astral world, Jane’s soul was exploring. She saw the pyramids of Egypt in their greatest glory. She flew over Atlantis, populated by ethereal glowing balls, that she could only assume [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Mar 4th, 2009
This is the 22nd section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 21, you might want to start here.
The Birth of an Aesir
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Minus wasn’t certain what day it was. He awoke in the midday sun to the cawing of a raven. Or, more accurately, two ravens. There was a small [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 11th, 2009
If you’ve been following along, you have probably noticed that the main characters of the story are riddled with drug and alcohol abuse issues. Well, here’s a little attempt at explanation.
As a child, I loved the ideas of magic, especially alchemy. When I was 3 or 4 years old, I would make “potions†[...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Dec 28th, 2008
Sometimes we worry about the things we might have missed, the opportunities we allowed to fade, for what ever reason. For the most part, this is merely existential anxiety.
We worry, because we are. “I think, therefore I am.†No. You are, long before you ever think. Any creature [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Dec 23rd, 2008
There is one principal that is always true, through out all of space and time.
Things Change.
Jack
I Listen.
Basic Ideology 101
Battle #12
The Battle of Acceptance.
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Dec 21st, 2008
So, as a teacher, and as a student, I am asking you to think about how you teach, and how you learn.
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Posted in Basic Ideology, asides on Dec 12th, 2008
Heavy thought often leads down bad alleys.
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Dec 11th, 2008
As of recent, people have been asking me why I write about ideas and philosophy. The most common question I get is, “Who is your target audience?”
I’m going to steal a line from my good friend, Doctor Steal, to answer this.
“I am often asked what my ‘demographic’ is, to which I answer: [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology, asides on Dec 10th, 2008
When Man first asked…
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