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Where the Fore River meets Casco Bay.
If the sacred is to be discovered… Continue reading
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July 4th, 1845
Henry David Thoreau went to Walden Pond on this date in 1845. Continue reading
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Leaving on a jet plane.
(Written July 1, 7:20pm to around nine pee em.) What is it, I wonder, about travel and airports, and planes, and anticipation that makes my head come alive? I go to the airport early because that is where I know the ideas hang out. I watch a waitress approach a customer. She stands silently in Continue reading
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The eagle and the hawk.
The universe drops us a gift when it delivers a genius lifting heavy weight in multiple categories. Continue reading
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Saturday Quote
A pithy description of the creative process. 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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