Category Archives: anthropology

We Will BE Alone and Alone Together and Together Apart and Alone With Each Other Waiting For the Lightening To Wake Us

Posted on April 30, 2026 by randomyriad

“On the Beach at Night Alone” by Walt Whitman On the beach at night alone,As the old mother sways her to and fro singing her husky song,As I watch the bright stars shining, I think a thought of the clefof … Continue reading →

Posted in All part of the process, anthropology, Being Human, delusions of progress, developing relationships, mindworks, Other peoples words, paying attention, poetry, Works in Progress | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Time Moves What Seems Still

Posted on December 29, 2025 by randomyriad

“All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.” — Dylan, Things Have Changed

Posted in All part of the process, anthropology, Being Human, bodyworks, capturing light, change, delusions of progress, developing relationships, mindworks, music, my museum of inspiration, Mythical and mysterious, Other peoples words, paying attention, personal history, scenes on screens | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2025 Guide To Intelligent Interraction in a Morally and Intellectually Challenged Society: Lessons #1 and 2

Posted on April 8, 2025 by randomyriad

Reading is a means of listening. Reading is not as passive as hearing or viewing. It’s an act: you do it. You read at your pace, your own speed, not the ceaseless, incoherent, gabbling, shouting rush of the media. You … Continue reading →

Posted in All part of the process, anthropology, Being Human, mindworks, Other peoples words, paying attention, philosophy, Resisting and Persisting, thinking in words | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Leaning into Our Shadows Under the Cold Bright Sun

Posted on May 16, 2024 by randomyriad

Beginning The moon drops one or two feathers into the field.   The dark wheat listens.Be still.Now.There they are, the moon’s young, tryingTheir wings.Between trees, a slender woman lifts up the lovely shadowOf her face, and now she steps into the air, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropology, banality of evil, Being Human, can't really complain but, delusions of progress, mindworks, Other peoples words, paying attention, poetry, thinking in words, visions from the dark side | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Now is the Time for Telling True Stories

Posted on April 13, 2023 by randomyriad
Posted in anthropology, Being Human, conversations, delusions of progress, developing relationships, mindworks, Other peoples words, paying attention, philosophy, scenes on screens, Teaching and Learning, Telling Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment