One of my biggest concerns re: coming back online has to do with all of the aforementioned aspects to online interaction. I know that Tone, Topics, Role-Playing, & Activism all may seem pretty broad, but bear with me ( Read more... )

I've long been for Universal Health Care. I don't think that people should feel "entitled" to it, but I do feel that living in this world as we do--living in this meme we call "civilization", with an already overintrusive gummit, etc.--the gummit should provide for the people. Providing this to every citizen makes sense on every level, IMHO ( Read more... )

"Rationalism never made any sense to me."

I found this study very interesting on the value of not over-thinking things too freakin' much. Because I know that I'm not the only one reading this who thinks way too goddamn much ;-)

5/25 has always seemed like more of a Discordian Holyday than 5/23, and as it happened, I had quite the Discordian Adventure with sannion & erl_queen yesterday. This is that trip report:

To begin with, I wasn't sure that I wanted to go on the Planet Walk yesterday. There was a 50% chance of rain, and I absolutely hate being out in the rain (I know, "I live in ( Read more... )

I just saw that CNN has an article about how "Your blog can be group therapy". Interesting points that aren't too surprising, honestly.

I first started blogging because I needed something more personal, more me, more mine than Zeelist. Unless you live in a big metropolis, people who can in any way relate to my Magickal & Mystical Experiences, ( Read more... )

Over the years, I've noticed an interesting trend amongst wee humans. At the risk of sounding like a fluffy-bunny, I propose the following Observation. People's interActions can be classified into 2 different camps ( Read more... )

WATCH THIS VIDEO. This video was so beautiful I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried. As my friend who pointed this video out to me mentioned, it certainly shows that Elephants have much better understanding of 3rd Circuit Semiotic systems than we may think. The Abstract Visual mastery apparent in this video reminds us that we are far from the ( Read more... )

Have you ever wanted to know more about "Memes"? Do you wonder why & how entire Cultures are shaped by a small handful of people (and how to do this yourself?)? Curious about Cybernetics? Ever wondered about Semiotics? Have you been sadly disappointed with the lack of information on the "Information Model" of Magick? Have you ever wanted to be ( Read more... )

"The Brain Fitness Program" is being featured on PBS. My dear brother atlas_mason called me and told me I should watch this show--NOW (coming from 2 people who notoriously despise TellaVision). I am typing this during a fundraising break of this show. In the past 10+ minutes, it seems to be largely about the latest research re: Brain Plasticity. Brain ( Read more... )