The better I know social norms, the more precisely I can break them. Why break them? That’s a personal conviction. It isn’t always what you might choose. But, breaking rules or norms or going against trends is often interesting if done with true awareness of the opposing trends. Sometimes a trend can have less obvious …
I’m just sitting down here at my desk in Saint Petersburg, Florida this morning to write about some experiences and observations from my career as a photographer that you might find useful. I’ve taught photography all over the states from 2005 until today. It’s very hard. It’s not fun. But it suits some personality types, …
Nina Simone says freedom is a feeling. Billy Holiday says jazz is a feeling. I think the same sort of thing can be said about a scene. Few words can approach a fair description of the feeling that a scene gives, and often only poetry can try. This is qualia, the collective emergent aspects of …
are we living in humble times or narcissistic times? are there more gentle humble people produced from this society or more narcissists? Is there more mental well-being or more mental illness? Are we being taught to be this way? Are we being taught to be fake and live in fantasies and maintain those split mind …
Affirmations are ways of soothing vulnerabilities in troubling times. But this can be a sign of deficiency that needs to be addressed in times of peace. Truth is only palatable to those who appreciate it’s value. If you only appreciate how something makes you feel, and the not the sacrifice made for it for someone …
In moments of peace we reflect on war tho it seem distant. We know our peace is only localized and temporary at best and needs constant upkeep. We know the war and opposition and those who wish to take from us are only a paper thin cell away. We know that a storm is coming, …
Things aren’t what they are cracked up to be. When you get what you want you don’t want what you get. It’s on to the next thing. That momentum and that hope for the next thing is great. But you have to be able to feel like you accomplished the previous thing or else you …
The thing that sucks about FB is the mutual friends facet. Suggesting mutual friends just perpetuates bubbles and isolation but even beyond that it forces random people into your feed where the topics have nothing to do with them. It’s far better to be networked with like minds, not mutual friends. That’s just total bullshit. …
What is enjoyment? Something that gives you joy. What is joy? Getting what you want. How can you have joy if you want nothing? Pleasure – to get what pleases you. To get what aligns with your complexes. When things go agreeably for you. To feel safe. To be able to predict life. No one …