How often do you find yourself in a room, looking for something that you are completely positive you had in your possession mere moments before? How much time do you waste scouring and scrutinizing every inch with which you had just had contact? How many times do you lift up the same cushion, despite the […]
Tag: philosophy
Body Armor
I’m confident that everyone has seen a movie in which a member of a police force, swat team, or bomb squad, is wearing some sort of body armor. If not, please refer to these links for examples of what I am discussing. http://bulletproofvestshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tactical-body-armor.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/USMC_Turret_Gunner_mannequin.JPG http://2.imimg.com/data2/LI/EJ/MY-3533402/eod-bomb-disposal-suit-250×250.jpg The heavily padded, reinforced, wearable, items, can be vests, leg and […]
The Dot Matrix Human
For those not familiar with dot matrix printers, I would urge you to watch a video of one in action. Here’s a simple example that I found on youtube that gives shows the printer in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_vXA058EDY As for those that do recall this, now archaic piece of technology, I hope that you are thinking fondly of […]
Letting the Outside In
Occasionally, I go to the gym. The reason it’s occasionally, and not frequently, is that going to the gym to work out has become something I have to deliberately decide on, and plan out. Going to the gym used to be automatic. I would wake up, have breakfast, wait forty-five minutes, and out the door I […]
The Absence of Longing for Belonging
Whether acknowledged consciously, or succumbed to inadvertently, a persistent and prevalent pressure to “fit in” oppresses so many of us from an early age. We try to impress our playmates with our prowess at various board games, outside activities like “Red Rover,” and by our skill with various niche card games, pop culture knowledge, and […]
Twigs, Accumulation, and the Meaning behind Names
What is a pyre? I know its meaning, though many may not. There is no shame in being unaware, or not exposed to this word. It is fairly antiquated, and does not find use in casual dialogue. Allow me to present the MW-Whatever brand you prefer definition of this word. A pyre, by definition, is a heap or pile of wood or other combustible material, especially one used for cremating a corpse. So, […]
Fat
Fat has become such an ugly word. But from a physiological standpoint, is fat such a horrible thing? Pertaining to our current dietary system, fats can be a confusing nutritional element. Some schools of thought advocate complete elimination of fats and almost exclusively consume fat-free products. Some are engrained in the opposite ideology, that which advocates […]
You Write Something With Substance If You Don’t Like It
Everyday, most hours, and often into the night, we are surrounded by other people. We are neighbors whose lawns share an invisible, yet, dividing line. We are two panes of glass and eight feet apart as we crawl through traffic. We bump shoulders as I enter a store and you brush past with your […]
The Tower
Each evening, Paris returned to the tower. Sometimes, he returned when the sun shone radiantly in the sky, and its warmth still lingered on the walls and windowsills he passed on his route home. Many people were about at this time, scurrying around like beetles at their agendas and errands. He passed a scholar on one corner, and […]
Touch, feel, real.
Paris tried. He yearned, deep in his heart and soul, to love the light. He wanted the warmth, comfort, and radiance of its touch. He longed to shine upon his fellow man, and wished that he could emanate a halo of uplifting positivity upon his world. He tried to infuse it into his clothing. He took […]