Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Blasphemy
Here I stand again, dressed in black again, on the World’s Stage again, I’m begging for your mind again, and hissing blasphemous obscenities at life. contemplating, ruminating, dissipating, anticipating and expecting Nothing. This … my home This … my church This … my sanctum sanctorum of Hate and loathing and dispute and Dark contravention with…
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A Muse Me
A Muse Me Thus, in the end, It comes down to this word. A word in a world that would wound, Wound and bound about a token form and taken from That which is a whisper Screaming silently Though softly, thought tough In its interpretation. It is this interrelation Within which We wallow In the…
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Memories Chained (Within the Darkness A Legion Waits)
Memories Chained (Within the Darkness A Legion Waits) Enraptured by self-pity and prozac, Life’s poetry and prose became subjugated. Compassion soured with corruption, As indulgence was championed – advocated. We became mired Between and beneath The past and the future. The distance ‘tween the two Burdened our perception Of the here and now. We…
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The Great Sidecar Experiment (Part Four)
The Great Sidecar Experiment Part Four: The Master Plan Now the essence of The Master Plan was a two pronged attack on the problem. A mechanical attack, and a psychological attack. Firstly, I felt that we needed to do much more testing, before we launched recklessly off that steep hill. Duh. To this end, I…
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The Great Sidecar Experiment (Part Three)
The Great Sidecar Experiment Part Three: trench warfare If “Deja Vue” was a movie, then what I was seeing was a surreal re-run. I already knew from personal, painful experience, that motorcycles do indeed crash occasionally. I also knew what it was like to find yourself unexpectedly suspended in mid air, wondering how, when, and…
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Sunrise
You know, If you were here, You’d probably tell me Exactly, what to do. If you were here, I’d listen, Then I’d do Exactly What you told me to do. But you’re not. And you didn’t. Have you ever watched a sunrise, Unable to see the sun? Both the road and the grass Become mysterious…
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The Great Sidecar Experiment (Part Two)
The Great Sidecar Experiment Part (2) Invocations to Divinities based on true events… One moment we were all cheering loudly. The next moment, there was a stunned pause amongst us, followed by peculiar, strangled sound effects. Hands shot up involuntarily and covered mouths. Arms were raised to the heavens, as if in devout supplication. Gasping,…
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On a Thursday Afternoon
I never knew the father, but I had meant to shake his hand. I’d see him every day as we passed each other, each designated to a disjoined destination but destined to destiny all the same. The news came in hot sirens on a Thursday afternoon. The kid was only eleven, which by today’s standards…
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The Great Sidecar Experiment (Part One)
The Great Side Car Experiment Part One: A Good idea based on true events… It seemed like a good idea. The word spread like wildfire around the Dublin area motorcycle fraternity. You can build your own motorcycle side car. Deklan and Tim had it all worked out. They were doing it! Of course, in the…
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