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Dead, Deader, Deadest: Existential Conditions
Musings: 1-3 1~Perspectives on death is discussed in all religions, as well as such instructive philosophies as the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey. Covey suggests that if you really want to get your life moving and grooving in a marvellous direction you first need to envision your funeral and what people will…
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Shelter for Street-involved People on Parking Lots
God I love that idea-providing shelter for street-involved people on city parking lots. By the word shelter I simply mean a community based living room. A place to get off the streets for a while, to maybe take a shower, get some new clothes, have a coffee, just hang. I love this idea because it…
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Biases, Limitations, and Other Bullshit Qualities of Human Perception
Nothing determines me from outside, not because nothing acts upon me, but on the contrary, because I am from the start outside myself and open to the world. Maurice Merleau-Ponty Summary: for those that do not care to read on and…
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Review of Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway
GOD I LOVE THAT BOOK. The eloquence, beauty and raw emotional timbre made me weep. Canada would be a better nation if everyone read it! The conflict between the world the protagonist wants to have, and the religious traditions that inform his identity are painfully and beautifully described inKiss of the Fur Queenby Tomson Highway. …
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Dialogue on Dating: Playing Dolls
In my 20s my girlfriends and I were going to do a skit called Dialogue on Dating at a restaurant lounge. It was to be performed at a going away party for one of our international student friends. Somehow it never happened. We were young and always getting into little cat fights with one another, so failed…
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What happened to drug culture since my last acid trip?