Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Discussion on Compassion – Or how to be a better human
The Seeds of Compassion conference in Seattle is something of an anomaly as far as I can tell. It’s been billed as several different things it seems and it became clear to me when I was speaking with the media wrangler from the organization that the purpose of this conference is to focus on the…
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Weekend Upcoming
I’m completely stoked about this weekend. Today I pick up my press pass for the Seeds of Compassion conference that’s happening this weekend. One of the special guests is His Holiness the Dalai Lama, someone who I admire and consider to be on of the most spiritual humans on the planet. His messages of peace…
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Golly Gee
Someone from the Seattlest has decided to use one of my photos! I’m pretty happy about this as I was really happy with how the photo turned out.
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Golf… How do I love / hate thee…
In the last seven days I’ve broken three clubs. Since coming home to Seattle I’ve broken four clubs. So far every time I’ve gone to the interbay golf course I’ve broken a club. Maybe it’s time to re-examine my golf hobby.
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Movie night
I decided I did enough partying last Friday (and last night) to go out this Friday, besides I have to wake up early tomorrow to drive to Oregon to see my sister and her family. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street I decided this would be a good movie to watch while eating…
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Birthday
I’m not sure how to feel, what age am I supposed to be? I try and act as though I’m “grown up” and yet I feel like I’m still a kid at times. For instance, this last Friday, I was a kid. Yet this Sunday I was a grown up. To the folks who went…
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Wish I wrote this but I didn’t, just quoting
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cots…
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Live to work… Work to live?
The jobs I’ve had in the past haven’t really prepared me for the politics involved with my new job. While I don’t mind the politics, I dislike that they get in the way of doing the real work. We have to be nice to this guy even though he’s a prick, don’t mind her she’s…
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Must be a good day for quiz taking
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This is no surprise…
100%ALCOHOLIC
Got any book recommendations?