1. Know your value and stick to it. There is “being nice”, and then there is the fact that, sometimes “being nice” makes you NOT nice to people around you. This is the case, often, at work, at school, with family. (this is particularly the case in matters of love, or rather amor and eros, […]
El-Hajj Sir. Richard Burton on the nobility of the Sword
“Amongst all weapons the rapier alone has its inner meaning, its arcana, its mysteries. See how it interprets man’s ideas and obeys every turn of his thoughts! At once the blade that threatens and the shield that guards, it is now agile, supple, and intelligent; then slow, sturdy, and persevering; here light and airy, prudent […]
Autism and Infertility.. something is not right.
Something I stumbled on recently was a news article regarding low incidences of Autism in Pennsylvania Dutch country. The reporter (pretty mainstream) noticed some interesting things outside the immediate scope of this blog post – but I refer you to Google.. Anyway, the matter intrigued me.. something must be up I thought, so I did […]
Aristotle on Limits, and Ibn Arabi chimes in – Fuzzy = bad
Contrary to the opinion of many people, philosophy is a very useful thing. Why? Because it helps sharpen thought, teaching you how to see things in crystal clear categories instead of fuzzy muddied blurs. Many people go through life experiencing life in a very dull way, they think they are in its flow but they […]