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We all know what happens to the human body when we die. The biological function stops, the brain waves stop, brain activity ceases. Consciousness, exists in our minds, it is the basis of our reality, its a result of 5 human senses, or a biological function. An awareness of self. Animals have a conscious. Assume for a second ... more
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I think I have successfully meshed two of my greatest loves in life: reading and cats. Reading sci-fi, in particular. Since I am still looking for a used (i.e. cheap) copy of Wheel of Time, book 6: Lord of Chaos and ANY used copy of Confessor, I decided to look through ... more
At this point in my life i don't know what to think! what i had pictured and what is before me today r by no stretch of the imagination the same! but u know what as i walk the path that has fell beneath my feet i begin to realize i was selling myself short. life is amazing it comes in waves like the ocean pounding against u ... more
Life is short. Art is for Forever.is a presentation of those who I have encountered which have inspired me. They are some who I have encountered for many years, some who I have encountered for only a brief time, and some inbetween. Nevertheless, I hope you be able to see that each of their inspirations are true.
Truly Insp ... more
I just finished Storm Front by Jim Butcher, the first book of the Dresden files series. This is a new author and a new genre for me. The book was first printed in 2000, so it's been around a while. I just preferred my sci-fi in movie form. But thanks to friends that insist on expanding my horizons I picked it up last weeken ... more
I find the story of Icarus and his father, Daedalus to be an indictment of the limitations imposed on individuals by society. Most read it as being a story of not trying to do things that are in the realm of the gods, blah blah blah!
I am breaking down the symbolic potential for the tale of Icarus as an allegory of anyo ... more
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Apr 12, 08
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Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a personal creed which he called his "Daily Dozen."
Here they are:
* Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.
* Make the best of your circumstances. No one has everything, and everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with the gladness of life. The trick ... more
I can't resist a great pulp cover, or that decaying paperback book smell. I've got a small collection of hand-sized books promising me doom, sin, lurking evil and satanic thrills and that makes me incredibly happy. Not only that, but I look forward to reading them too. For example, a pulp version of Shirley Jackson's We Hav ... more
Read this book and tell me why we trust our goverment officials. We can't hold them accountable anyway but turning a blind eye isn't exactly confession either. A grand total total of 2 conspirators (which they personally had no knowledge of) were jailed and the smiling faces got rich and away and the problems they were "f ... more
Is the subject of most of the books I pick up. I've just finished reading the third fictional book by Jefferson Bass. Two writers, actually. The interesting part of this duo, is Dr Bill Bass. He is the founder of the body farm at the University of Tennessee. He uses the body farm as a background for his books. They're inter ... more
The other day I received an email in my hotbox that said this: Hello Miss Dickinson,what interests you? I wrote back: Dickinson as in Emily Dickinson? Yep,that Dickinson. I assume he wrote this because like me, Emily Dickinson was very introverted,shy,and bookish.
No doubt most of you know who Emily Dickinson is but in case ... more
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