Category Archives: philosophy

We Are Making History

Posted on January 17, 2011 by randomyriad

“Quantum physics tells us that no matter how thorough our observation of the present, the (unobserved) past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities. The universe according to quantum physics, has no single past, … Continue reading →

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An Inspired Life is Hard On the Nerves

Posted on January 15, 2011 by randomyriad

Each moment is a place you’ve never been– Mark Strand (an idea taken from a conversation with a friend about a difficult situation that made us both stronger) It is difficult to get through an inspired life without making messes … Continue reading →

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Icy Determination to Thoughtful Action

Posted on January 14, 2011 by randomyriad

“We must resist the populist temptation to act out of anger and thus wound ourselves. Instead of such impotent acting out, we should control our fury and transform it into icy determination to think things through in a really radical … Continue reading →

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Two Poems by Bukowski: Words for the Long Journey

Posted on September 18, 2010 by randomyriad

Our family is graduating my youngest son from High School as a home schooler (where did those years go?), and I was trying to find words to say that fit what I wanted to tell him about going out in … Continue reading →

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Storytellers Inside the Story: Cormac McCarthy’s “The Crossing”

Posted on September 18, 2010 by randomyriad

I have been listening to a fine reading (by Alexander Adams) of Cormac McCarthy‘s  “The Crossing.” In it the Author uses different voices to comment on the nature of storytelling, good and evil, life and death, the value of art … Continue reading →

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