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“What’ya doin?”
“What’ya doin?” “I’m on Facebook.” “Sure you want to be doin’ that? You’ve been staring at your laptop for a couple hours.” “My life is being eaten up with this crap.” “Thoreau said, ‘Our inventions are…but improved means to an unimproved end.’ “I would like that, ‘improved means to an unimproved end’ if it didn’t Continue reading
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Writing, Photography and Bliss
Joseph Campbell famously stated, “Follow your bliss.” It is a luxury, you say? No, if you want to be alive it’s a necessity. Go do what you do. Listen for the drum beat, follow it. Go. Do it. Continue reading
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Truth?
“Ye shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.” “I have never believed in the power of truth in itself.” Quote number one, a first-century desert prophet. Number two, a twentieth-century French philosopher. Both quotes were directed to a people subjugated, living in an occupied country, itching for insurrection. (The second quote Continue reading
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Not for the coffee table.
A few weeks ago I ordered some photography books. Not for the coffee table. For the eye. They are: Robert Doisneau, a Taschen “Icon” series book. Bernard Plossu, So Long and two monographs: Edouard Boubat & Lee Friedlander Not a photography book, per se, but I also purchased Clive Scott’s Street Photography, From Atget to Continue reading
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A long way from home.
Can there possibly be a greater American juxtaposition: Portland, Maine to Las Vegas, Nevada? But then Las Vegas (I feel weird calling it Vegas, we’re not that close) makes for a stark comparison to most any other place. I had to go, yes, had to go, to Las Vegas to attend to some last-minute–and unexpected–business. Continue reading
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A Call From the Fog
We’ve had a couple days of snow. And more falling. Maggie and I were, as always, on the Eastern Prom this morning, post-holing our way along (why did I give away my snowshoes?) and I heard the call of the fog horn from the bay. The sound rolled in from the South. I thought perhaps 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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