December 2010
9 posts
Love of new beginnings must be hard-wired in our brains. You screwed up in 2010? Didn’t live up to your potential? That’s fine because the race restarts now. We need this metaphysical reboot in order to move beyond our mistakes and affirm (emphasize) the fact that we are changing beings.
“Other entries showed people’s apparent aversion to simple language, hence...”
– Michigan school’s annual banned words list decrees disposal of ‘viral,’ ‘epic,’ a dozen others | StarTribune.com
I like this.
“All a guy needed was a chance. Somebody was always controlling who got a chance and who didn’t.”
- C. Bukowski
“Here are some more questions you might have: “How do I know if the street...”
– Want to park in Minneapolis? Better come back in April | StarTribune.com
Something bothers me about bookstores that sell nothing but brand new paperbacks. It’s not even the inflated price, but something about the books lacking personality. Call me irrational or crazy… or spoiled by a certain antique store with all the best hardcover books for peanut prices.
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The Burrow
If I still had the luxury of writing college philosophy papers, id try to examine Kafka’s short story “The Burrow” as a metaphorical model of clinging to material wealth, and then suffering as a consequence.