I'm not going to lie, this has been a pretty incredible weekend. Yesterday we decided to wake up early and head out to a sandbar that we've wanted to play at for many months. We originally were going to take the kayak, but I have been struggling with serious knee pain for a couple days … Continue reading A sandbar, Lebanese food, and psychiatry books
Tag: Books
Jordan Peterson’s Biblical Series podcasts are incredible
I would say the Bible exists in that space that is half into the dream and half into articulated knowledge. Going into it, to find out what the stories are about, can aid our self-understanding. The other issue is that, if Nietzsche was correct, and if Jung was correct, and Dostoevsky, as well…Without the cornerstone provided … Continue reading Jordan Peterson’s Biblical Series podcasts are incredible
What I am reading lately… Krav Maga and Mossad
I don't know exactly what started it, but I have become very interested in Krav Maga. Krav Maga, which translates to "contact combat" in Hebrew, is an approach to hand-to-hand combat and self-defense that is used by the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli security forces. It takes the best techniques from several different martial arts … Continue reading What I am reading lately… Krav Maga and Mossad
The Thirty Tyrants in Ancient Greece and this week’s riots
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.Oscar Wilde There are not many philosophers that I can say I hate, but I hate Plato. And that loathing gets more intense the older I get. Whenever someone tells me they love Plato or quote "the unexamined life is not worth living" or … Continue reading The Thirty Tyrants in Ancient Greece and this week’s riots
Over the hill (but with new tropical plants and books about opium)
Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life - it has given me me . It has provided time and experience and failures and triumphs and time-tested friends who have helped me step into the shape that was waiting for me. I fit into me now. I have an organic life, finally, not … Continue reading Over the hill (but with new tropical plants and books about opium)
Awarding “personhood” to corporations is an ancient concept
I live in the Managerial Age, in a world of "Admin." The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid "dens of crime" that Dickens loved to paint. It is not done even in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, … Continue reading Awarding “personhood” to corporations is an ancient concept
Delightfully nerdy books on gardening and botany
I mentioned in an earlier post that I was going to compile a list of my favorite books about gardening and botany. This is quite a diverse list. Some of these books are on the history of gardening. Some are scientific. Some are practical guides on keeping a garden. Some are philosophical ruminations on gardening … Continue reading Delightfully nerdy books on gardening and botany
Essays worth reading
Earthly delights: gardening in a time of crisis Lost elysium of the Cambridge Backs: One of Britain’s most celebrated views will soon be dramatically changed It would seem the "wildflower meadow" gardening fad is going to replace the manicured lawns at Cambridge. For the full life experience, put down all devices and walk A review … Continue reading Essays worth reading
One small place of enchantment
I do not understand how anyone can live without one small place of enchantment to turn to.Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God … Continue reading One small place of enchantment
Pruning and weeding as frames of mind
I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.George Washington Carver Adam was a gardener, and God, who made him, sees that half of all good gardening is done upon the knees.Rudyard Kipling For behold, the kingdom of God … Continue reading Pruning and weeding as frames of mind
