Philosophy

My thoughts and insights on the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

I Got Nothin'

I am as miserable an old coot as the next miserable old coot, but I gotta wonder … does it really get anyone anywhere? We all try to manipulate our surroundings and to control the world wherein we live. But in all truth, is there any benefit? There are those of us, and I am

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Know Thyself

How do others perceive me? I would probably never go so far as to say “Tell me what you really think” due to the fear that they might actually do so. I certainly know how I want others to perceive me, and have a mental picture of myself which is almost certainly distorted by my

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Life is Short

Life is shortSo they sayBut who are they to cause dismayI prefer the longer view, knowing that each day is new Each breath, each site, each sound, each smellLife’s brevity fades like the ring of a bellFor only when the end comes round, do we begin to wax profoundSo let me say with one loud

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Spike was a Dog Amongst Dogs and a Friend to Every Man

My family owned various dogs, cats, hamsters, and guinea pigs over the years. There were two cats, Cinnamon and Blackie, Christie the short haired pointer, and Scamp the mutt. The most memorable of animals to me was a neighborhood mongrel dog named Spike. Spike was a largish, black and brown, thick furred dog of questionable breeding.

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I’ll Fly Away

Why are we all so focused on getting the hell out of here? Somehow we always believe that the grass is greener somewhere other than where we currently are. This thought is blathered about endlessly in songs both secular and religious. I feel I must express opinions on several such songs OK maybe that was

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