A few thoughts off the top of my head. William S. Burroughs had interesting things to say on the idea of language being a virus from outer space. It would be naive to take him at face value. Actually, it would verge on insanity. It would be equally naive to simply assume he was being […]
Monkeys, meanderings, bodies exhibits, and Bill Manchester was a real man. Are you ?
Caveat lector.. “..Truly created beings are meanings set up in images. All who grasp this are among the people of discernment..” Ibn Habib: al-Maghribi. Gnostics see from the heart, which is the intellect’s seat. ‘ahlil ‘ibar – people of discernment, people of discrimination. I discriminate. “..Smash the control images. Smash the control machine…” William S. […]
Poetry notes: Once more into the breach – on using Arud Bahr meter in English Ghazals and Ruba’i – Part 3
[ed. tightened up a few things 6/10..] So, welcome back. I wander and meander, so let’s wander back, and eventually touch on the actual aim of these postings – exploring how to adopt the meters used in Ghazals, Ruba’iat, Qasidas, and all sorts of other wonderful “Oriental” forms of Persian, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, and Arabic […]
Tips from a Consultant on the edge
Things I’ve learned over the last 15 years of consulting in fields as diverse as Business IT, Network analysis, Importing, and Product liquidation, from Universities, to Small Businesses, to mega corporations, to sketchy scrap metal and demo companies owned by Roma who walk around talking about vague ties to Russian Mafya (Roma = Gypsies – […]