I shamefully admit that it has taken me until now to donate to Haitian relief. I’ve been focussed on retaining cash for my own major life transition here, but have finally come to the realization that my problems are miniscule…
2012: Make it stop!
Ugh. I can’t take it anymore. I am officially calling a halt to the reading of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. There have been exceedingly few books that I have not finished upon starting them. I always feel some kind…
Facebook Suicide
Heard about this on the radio. Neat idea, but Facebook and Twitter have brought out the big sticks.
Dump Deconstructed
Since I am a renovator, I am obliged to haul demolition and construction debris to the dump from time to time. I expect this gives me a somewhat different perspective on this topic than folks who don’t make that trek…
Heidegger on Technology
I’ve come across another arresting bit of philosophy in 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. On page 105 the author quotes Martin Heidegger. It’s interesting to me, because it affirms my own view on technology — a view that I’ve been…
2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl
I may have had a mini-epiphany brought on by reading something in a book I purchased a week ago called 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, written by Daniel Pinchbeck. I wasn’t really sure what it was about — some kind…