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Thursday is Theme Day: Hemingway
Oh hell…when I get excited it is difficult to stay with the program. Continue reading
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Since I’m whining about travel…
Oddly, I want to shout “Graham Green,” as if that should somehow register and mean something to either of us. Continue reading
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Travel Bitching.
Travelers are tribe nomads without the communal grace of a tribe. Continue reading
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My breakfast with Michael.
I’m away from home, back in Maryland, where I used to live, and have just finished breakfast with one of my oldest and best of friends, Michael. I’ve written before about Michael, specifically our climbing life together, as well as the question he once put to me, “Is that all there is?” He is, to Continue reading
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What are the odds?
We won the lottery. For this we must rejoice. Continue reading
About doug
You might say that I’m philosopher in the classical sense, that is, “One who loves knowledge.” That sounds awfully pretentious, but I don’t know how else to put it. I’ve spent my life chasing questions, diving into wisdom traditions ancient and modern, including the philosophical schools of Existentialism, Pragmatism, and the ancient Greeks, as well as several of the Eastern traditions, principally Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Admittedly, I’m no expert on anything, just a curious pilgrim.
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