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A Mathematical Model Of Dot
2008-02-06 17:00:00 For more reading on the philosophy of Dot, follow these links: - Connecting the Dots - The nature of Dot - The philosophy of Dot More About: Philosophy , Model , Sciences , Eclectics
I Was A Prisoner Of Pasta Primivera In Paris, France
2008-02-04 17:00:00 As an American in Paris , walking down the Champs-Elysee near the Arc de Triomphe one afternoon, I had a yen for pasta primavera. Unfortunately I don’t speak the native language and, as Americans know, the French want everyone, whether they speak the language or not, to articulate flawless Parisian French. Absoluement! Non, Non, said one passerby, ... More About: History , France , Pasta , Sociology
Elusion
2008-02-02 17:00:00 Allusion Oblique image Distant thought Poet’s vision Purist form Silent space Hearkened call Emotive feelings Beckoned forth Illusion Solely sought From woven soul’s Furtive heart More About: Poetry
Antocretes The Wise
2008-02-01 17:00:00 In a small hole near a stream lived a very old ant, Antocretes. His wisdom was known far across the land, beyond the river, across the forest and field where his reputation grew. Some say that he was born from the illustrious Queen Antonia, known throughout the ant and animal kingdom as a direct descendant of Lady Bug-Antdromedea I, who came from the sky. Little is known about her, except that she had great power and could assume the form of any living creature with wings, and those that lived upon the ground. She had many children amongst the wild. It is through this connection, it is said, that the power Anotcretes, the wise, was inherited. He had the ability to communicate with all things, even the trees. His dearest friend was the old willow who he often sought refuge from when a storm filled his ant hole and made it quite impossible to live. It was he who gave the butterfly the courage to flap his wings and awaken the fair Princess who had no name. Calling her Harmony, for ... More About: Wise
Robocut ? The BarberBot
2008-01-31 19:59:00 Looking in the mirror and realizing a shave is needed to present a clean cut image to the world becomes a major necessity when working for institutional hierarchies that require dress codes, especially when it’s a suit and tie. Although lazy and the prospect of shaving is wrought with potential nicks and a number of ... More About: Gadget
White Out
2008-01-31 17:00:00 Titles can often be deceptive, perhaps this one suggests some kind of racial subject when in fact it refers to the liquid paper one used when manual or electric typewriters and word processors were the most modern apparatus used for typing. Those messy ribbons, all those errors, pulling out the paper and applying the white liquid, ... More About: White , Sociology , Eclectics
The Squirrel And The Rabbit
2008-01-30 17:00:00 One day, while foraging for nuts, a squirrel noticed a rabbit hopping by. - Excuse me, Mr. Rabbit, did you notice any nuts? - I’m a Hare, not a rabbit. Can’t you tell the difference? he declared. - Not really, you all look the same to me, said the squirrel. - Are you Nuts? That bugs the hair outta ... More About: Sociology , Squirrel , Eclectics
Uncovering Fragments of The Lost Language Of Krypton
2008-01-28 17:00:00 In Krypton’s Karma, it was revealed that a series of green extra-terrestrial stone tablets were excavated near the South Pole in 1947. Recently declassified documents indicate that President Harry S. Truman contacted King George VI of Great Britain to secure the services of a team of Philologists. They would work with anthropologist Dr. Margaret ... More About: Lost , History , Language , Sciences
A Souvenir From A Most Unusual Visit - Gadget # 7
2008-01-25 17:00:00 Imagine yourself, an Internet user or a budding scientist, perhaps coasting on www. stumbleupon.com, encountering a website that offers to send a technical manual and parts to build a CAPACITOR, an inexpensive “electronic device that stores energy in the electric field between a pair of conductors, called plates.” No house should be without one when ... More About: Gadget , Visit
The Road To Paris
2008-01-23 17:00:00 As I continue my research at the Vatican Archives into the life of The Late Contessa Llwaxanna Loveless Von Bralispth, it becomes increasingly clear that she resonates with self-confidence, curiosity, and mystical depth that earns her a reputation with the people she encounters. A Margret Meade, Julia Child, Samantha Stevens of her time. Anthropologist, cook ... More About: Religion , History , Spirituality , Book , Paris
Connecting the Dot(s)
2008-01-21 17:00:00 From Plane Geometry, we learn that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. This refers to two-dimensional space. Assuming that one could travel on Earth in a straight line, the shortest distance would be an Arc, due to Earth’s curvature, although calculating the degree over short distances would be difficult. Another theorem teaches ... More About: Philosophy , Sciences , Eclectics , Connecting
Second Generation List of The Worst Star Trek - The Next Generation episode
2008-01-18 17:00:00 In a previous essay, the worst episodes of Star Trek ? The Next Generation, three of the most forgettable episodes were first identified. They should have been “lost in space” when transported from the cutting room floor onto the television screen. Perhaps a shredder would have been more appropriate. It’s now time to add to the ... More About: Movie , Episode , List
Seeing The Forest And The Trees
2008-01-16 17:00:00 Dispassionate observation is useful when struggling with choice. Options presented by life at first glance can appear confusing. Deciding how to rationalize which to pick depend on a clarified goal. The more definite objective set, the less likely one will be swayed by uncertainty, usually present to varying degrees. Objective detachment is ... More About: Philosophy , Trees , Psychology , Sciences , Forest
The Conflict of Science and Religion
2008-01-14 17:00:00 Whenever the word “mystery” is mentioned, it attracts attention, proposing the idea that some secret is about to be revealed by arousing curiosity and influencing motivation. Focus is directed toward “that thing which is not known.” Reflection on the puzzle and how to proceed to it’s resolution instinctively initiate and consume thinking. Philosophy , religion and ... More About: Science , Religion , History , Spirituality
Paranormal Incandescence - for out of body exploration
2008-01-11 17:00:00 Although the Plasma Light Globe has been around for a long time, found in museum shops across the city of New York, The Sharper Image, Hammacher-Schlemmer, and of course The laboratory of Dr. Frankenstein, where those immortal words, “He’s Alive” were first uttered by Colin Clive in the 1931 landmark film, Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff ... More About: Body , Paranormal , Gadget , Exploration
The Nature Of Dot
2008-01-10 17:00:00 In previous essays on Dot (see bottom for links), its nature was never clearly defined. Realistically, dot has no precise boundaries as it conforms to the laws of individual and collective imagination which clarify or obscure where it’s limits begin or end. Dot is known in the literary world as the “period” ending a sentence or ... More About: Philosophy , Nature , Sciences , Eclectics
The Princess With No Name
2008-01-08 17:00:00 Once upon a time in a kingdom long forgotten, surrounded by ancient forest, lived a beautiful young princess who had no name. She was much loved in her land by all the people, wherever she went, seen mostly in the distance between the trees at sunrise then disappearing into its magical realm. No one knew ... More About: History , Celebrity , Princess , Sociology , Eclectics
Krypton?s Karma
2008-01-07 17:00:00 In Greek, Krypton means “hidden one” or “hidden thing”. Perhaps this reference to the planet was more than a myth created by two writers in the 1930’s, destroyed by a thermonuclear chain reaction in its uranium core. It’s possible Krypton existed, under another name, without any survivors. A mystery suggesting more complex factors at ... More About: Politics , History , Book , Karma , Sciences
The WheelSurf - A Wiley Coyote of an Idea
2008-01-04 17:00:00 This object looks like something ordered by Wiley Coyote from A.C.M.E. to capture the Road Runner, as he passes in a cloud of speed on the desert. Perhaps by Sylvester the cat in his attempt to outwit Tweety bird as he blinks his eyes saying, “I tawt I taw a puddy cat.”If Sylvester had a ... More About: Gadget , Idea
Choosing From The Basket of Presidential Contenders
2008-01-02 17:00:00 No person, no matter what previous position they have held, can ever be fully prepared to be president. The pressures of the job mold the occupants to either grow into competency or expose those that are not. Qualifications should not be about any governmental experience. It should be about the qualities of the character that have ... More About: Philosophy , Politics , Presidential , Basket , Sociology
Universal Time
2008-01-01 02:42:00 The measure denoting passage of one year to the next is contingent on everyone setting their watch at/to the agreed upon time using perimeters based on Science. The arbitrary point picked to begin and the direction of Earth’s rotation determine the sequence of the cascade. At least all nations across the globe have one ... More About: Politics , History , Time , Sciences , Universal
The Mirror Of Time
2007-12-30 17:00:00 Reflecting on time usually implies more than the passage of recollected events. It requires an objective appraisal of the memories that brought life to its current place, a synthesis of accumulated judgments that often illustrate our individual and collective footnote. Sensation of time, imperceptible from moment to moment, is more noticeable when significant events occur, such as the loss of a parent at an early age, creating measurable intervals to contrast all future happenings that extend into the subconscious and pre-conscious. Passage of time changes with age, perhaps a perceptual alteration, or an evolution from one milestone to another, impressing its image and the way future ideas and experiences are in-sighted. A mirror of what was, what is and suggest ways its reflection could be if discernible patterns are understood and free will exerted. Hopes promise. The Portrait of time yields be-ness of three dimensions extended through events in space, enduring its life cycle of c... More About: Time , Mirror
The Wings Of Fate - Poem
2007-12-29 17:00:00 Half built walls of bar and stone Echo from a soundless space Berthed high, upon eagles dare Ethereal, wingless, mountain?s eyre. A long plateau of sky’s abode Visions eye, clouds below Blinding colors, concealed by mist Obscuring land, beneath its midst A site, ere indistinctly wrought Lacking rhyme, of souls’ deep sought Beckoning to its call, illusion For peace, paradox, fantasy’s allusion A wingless sun?s moving ... More About: Poetry , Fate , Poem , Wings
The Philosophy Of ?Dot?
2007-12-28 17:00:00 In the future, as Bill Clinton is immortalized in a bronze statue, perhaps in the center of a park, a pigeon’s favorite place to land, with birds perched over his outstretched arms and head, the engraving on the base will immortalize his words: “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘IS‘ is.” What did ... More About: Philosophy , Politics , Eclectics , Science-Fiction
Picking The Right Title
2007-12-27 17:00:00 Writing is often more than an expression of thought. If it is going to be posted on the Internet, for public scrutiny, or anywhere else, one rule must always be considered. Pick a good title. Title s are like fashion. What is contained within the work is important, however the overall “package” represented by the title counts. ... More About: Psychology , Sciences , Sociology , Picking
Is It True, Not, Or Just A Crock #5 ?
2007-12-26 16:50:00 If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, ... More About: History , True , Eclectics
Santa Claus El Espiritu De La Navidad
2007-12-24 07:16:00 This is the second post from new guest writer Davin Blu presented for Christmas Eve. Please support his blog Eclectideas. If your Spanish is limited, scroll to the bottom of the post to see the translation. Santa Claus , Papa Noel, el Espíritu de la Navidad y otros muchos nombres hacen alusión a una leyenda. ... More About: Religion , Gifts , Spirituality
The First Snowflake
2007-12-23 17:00:00 Once upon a time, a single snowflake fell from the sky, between the trees, deep within a forest, landing on a large stone near a frozen pond. Although it was dark, as the stars glimmered in the sky, hidden beyond the roof of the dense forest, the snowflake shone a bright white blue from within ... More About: Philosophy , Eclectics , Snowflake , Flake
The Pull - A Poem
2007-12-22 17:00:00 A series of collected memory Image fragments of illusion Effigy of clarity Languishing, life’s duality Sun’s light, perceived Beaming, from refracted surface Close, a finger touch Overwhelming impulse Expectation, anticipation’s hope The wait below Pull ing me back Within it’s murky deep. More About: Poetry , Poem
The High Priestess And Peanut The Three Eyed Cat
More articles from this author:2007-12-21 17:00:00 I had been among the Bud-Hadnu tribe for just three months. Queen Phylodahda had been away to the east of her domain. I was alone in my hut, writing, when two guards of the High Priestess Lunalestra III arrived and removed me to the dungeon below the altar. At dawn, I was taken and tied ... More About: Philosophy , Religion , History , Spirituality , Peanut 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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