Monthly Archives: August 2010

I Admit It – America’s Got Talent

Posted on August 19, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

I admit it, I enjoy a good TV show.  It allows me to escape angst, depression, general ennui.  Right now I am hooked on America’s Got Talent.  Why do I love this show?  First of all the judges: I love … Continue reading →

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Eat Pray Love

Posted on August 19, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.  I usually avoid New York Times Bestsellers like the plague, but this one I decided to buy at a library sale just for the heck of it, since the movie has come out.  I … Continue reading →

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Retreat Final

Posted on August 17, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Looking back at my notes, there was not much more to tell about the retreat experience, except that, as a good retreat should, it changed me.  I did write one more thing the morning I left the retreat, and essentially … Continue reading →

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Volcanoes and Caves

Posted on August 16, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

It has been about fifteen years since Al and I were up here in Oregon fishing, in the Cascade Lakes region just south of Bend, Oregon.  It is a cool place not just because of the mountains that still have … Continue reading →

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Gone Fishin’…

Posted on August 13, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

….no, seriously, Al and I have gone fishing in Oregon for a week.  Talk atcha when we return…

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More Gift Messages…

Posted on August 11, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Most of my close friends know I have a love/hate relationship with my chosen career.  When it’s good, it’s very, very good and when it’s not – I just want to run away forever.  It is probably for this reason … Continue reading →

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edited

Posted on August 10, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

What I wrote yesterday has been edited – several times – I think I’m pretty close now…funny how when you start to think of ‘professionals’ reading it, it gets a little more stressful lol!!!  But mostly I am glad to … Continue reading →

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The Back Door

Posted on August 9, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

This is kind of a rough draft for submission to The Sun, a literary magazine that invites its readers to submit essays on certain subjects each month.  One that is coming in the future intrigues me, The Back Door, so … Continue reading →

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To Infinity and Beyond…

Posted on August 8, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Do you ever feel like you’re in one of those cartoons where God’s finger is coming out of the clouds and pointing right at you saying: “Listen up!” ?  I did last night. First of all, you must understand that I’m … Continue reading →

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Books

Posted on August 7, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Revision of Capitalism by Howard Bloom from the sleeve: “It offers unseen levels of understanding, understanding that can literally redefine what it means to be a human being.”  Not only that but it’s fun … Continue reading →

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