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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Self-reflection: 154 of 372
I SUSPECT OUTRAGEOUS THINGS The Universe is such a large place I think it's a shame to behold it through the tunnel of a narrow mind. My experience proves it to be a place where infinite mystery and unfolding revelation never ceases, a place which comfortably holds seemingly impenetrable secrets, inspires outrageous suspicio... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts Self-exploration as the key to discovering higher and inner self: 15 of 36
Shut up. Calm down. Be. Loud, proud, busy is dark. Still, humble, waiting is bright. Here's the deal. You've got a brain and a soul. The brain is responsible for the "and" in that sentence. The brain is an overlaid grid supplying time and space definitions to an unrestricted soul. It guides a separated ego-body that has to n... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather With Gustav looming, is New Orleans prepared for another major hurricane?: 3 of 7
August 31, 2008. While New Orleans evacuates from the path of Gustav, a massive weather system off the west coast of Africa shows the potential to develop into hurricane "Ike" within 48 hours. I expect this system to develop into a hurricane more powerful and destructive than Gustav. At this point its path is unpredictable w... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs My second chance at life: True stories about facing death: 79 of 161
In 1975 I went down and so close to out that I got to choose whether to be here or not. I also got a lesson about what a body is. When I went down at first it was like falling unconscious. Rings on rings of fuzzy, burring incoherence, unmanageabilty, and that feeling of "I hate it when this happens." Then a switch tripped an... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Unusual encounters: 115 of 227
LARRY'S KARMIC ADVENTURE In Boulder, Colorado there is a man who lives a very careful life because of a slight but nasty tweak from God. He is a house painter, and his wife is a waitress. They live in an old two-story house one block north of Pearl Street, a brick-paved avenue of arts, commerce and metaphysics that caters eq... More..
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Is there one right religion?: 65 of 115
Aldous Huxley identified certain common values shared by major religions and called those values "the divine ground." It's the place religions come from, the source of saviors and prophets, the spiritual baseline. A Gallup Poll in January 2002 showed almost half of American adults appeared to be alienated from organized reli... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The Internet: 17 of 29
im all 4 mediacracy becuz everybodyz writen this way my friends no what im sayin even when i dont if u don't loser then get a life cuz i no what im talkin bout new media iz kool, byby old skool get out the way itz a new day we got it goin on beatn the gong n ranten on we R the hip thumpickers txt clikn out r hip net wizdum g... More..
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Human logic in relation to God: 12 of 20
When we process God with the human mind it's like processing an apple with a blender. We reduce the original to a blizzard of parts. Then, using logic, we set out to order and arrange those parts back into a reconstructed facsimile of the original. It's an extraordinarily labor-intensive process, a fact borne witness to by h... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Dogs: 34 of 54
We had other plans when Shorty showed up in our lives. I was sitting on our front porch having a cup of coffee and some very deep thoughts when I spied a dog walking down the middle of the street. Concerned by an oncoming car I hollered at him to get out of there, and he did. He came wagging and grinning straight to me, and ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium How and when to use "Leapfrog" on Helium: 13 of 19
It's a sad day here. My Leap Frog croaked. Here's a cautionary tale about care and feeding of your own Leap Frogs. I dashed out a vigorous response to a debate topic. Unfortunately, I'm an Ambrose Bierce fan and in the heat of the moment "vigorous" crossed the line into combative and arrogant. Sigh. Stuff like that happens. ... More..