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Once upon an oven bird.
Here I am, where are you? Look up here. At the top. Continue reading
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Gentlemen of Baltimore, Warren
“…these stories had a human value I had not anticipated.” Continue reading
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Taking a whipper.
Climbers don’t like to think in terms of being scared so we use a word like whipper. It makes you smile rather than scream. Continue reading
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The Minaj Plain
Village barber, Rajasthan, 2007, © Doug Bruns A journal note from October, 2007, Rajasthan, India, the Minaj Plain The sun sets large on the Minaj plain. Three kilometers north a village bustles with evening preparations as penned lambs bleat. Nightfall returns mother and her milk. Herds of village-bound muted goats traverse the plain. Each hoof-drop Continue reading
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Yvon Chouinard
“You push the envelope and you live for those moments when you’re right on the edge, but you don’t go over.” 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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