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Author Archives: favoritephilosopher
Retreat Final
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
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’…
….no, seriously, Al and I have gone fishing in Oregon for a week. Talk atcha when we return…
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edited
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
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…
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
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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Retreat #5
Human life. The human era. We don’t know how far we’ve come nor where we are going. What we do know is that technology is moving forward, and for better or worse, it’s not going away. How is the great … Continue reading
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Newsy Rat
Joe was in first grade. Someone had to take home the classroom pet rat for the holidays. Of course I said yes! Newsy Rat was adorable. We have movies of him and even with the littlest one he was gentle … Continue reading
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