Category Archives: Random Musings
I need details before I buy this bill of goods
My disdain for memes as social-political discourse is well documented. So I was surprised the other day to encounter one that I found to be fairly effective. At least on the first pass. Then my analytical mind kicked in, and … Continue reading
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Tagged ambiguity, change, memes, social reform
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Wonder and imagination and growing old
It’s been a little strange. Lately I’ve been having flashes of wonder. I’ll be reading a book, or just pondering my usual random stuff and it’ll trigger a memory of vivid emotions experienced in the past, usually in response to … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings, Writing
Tagged imagination, wonder, writing
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Love isn’t all we need, but it’s the beginning
I’m old enough to remember when “Love is the answer” and “Love trumps hate” were the slogans of the day. They went out of style all too quickly–probably because they were never intended to be more than slogans. Actual love … Continue reading
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Tagged change, kindness, love, moderation, patience
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Whatever lights your boiler
When I was a teenager I became a writer. My 7th grade English teacher got me started by assigning our class to write a short story. I had just finished reading a book over Christmas vacation that fired my imagination, … Continue reading
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Tagged goals, mid-life crisis, motivation, writing
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Anger is the mind-killer
I try to spend some time each day studying scripture. Last year, between the riots and the election (but I repeat myself), I decided to study anger as addressed in The Book of Mormon, one of the texts in my … Continue reading
One Year and Counting
I know, everyone is looking back at the past year and lamenting about COVID-19 and all the other horrors visited upon us by 2020. Hopefully I won’t do that. And hopefully I won’t come off as humble-bragging, either. I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Moments of Beauty, Random Musings
Tagged COVID, life, optimism, service
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7 days, 7 books (plus Bonus Content)
I was recently challenged on Facebook to post, over 7 days, 7 books that have influenced me, but without any explanation. You know me better than that! To be passionate enough about something to voluntarily participate in a Facebook trend … Continue reading
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Tagged books, influential, novels
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This has been a test…
To begin with, I should add my usual disclaimer. I will be discussing religion and my personal beliefs here. If this makes you uncomfortable or angry, please skip this post and come back some other time. As most of the … Continue reading
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A Touch of the surreal, a moment of beauty
One of the main gripes I have about the Internet is that it’s hard to find something if you don’t know what it is you’re looking for, unlike in a physical store or library where you can browse whatever is … Continue reading
Posted in Moments of Beauty, Music, Random Musings
Tagged beauty, costumes, electro-folk, nature, Onuka, Ukraine, Zenit
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