Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Whorehouse That Gave S & H Greenstamps
I don’t know that I ever told you all about my hometown. Make no mistakes, there were some mighty nice things about that place. For many folks who lived there…it was a good place to work and live, raise yer family. Folks kinda looked out for one another; in fact, some folks might claim that…
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Life
The Cold Rush In My Spine Dangling my Tiny Mind Chilling Thoughts Blinking Inking my deepest memories I Remember my tears Sparkling with fear The happiness or the smile was replaced by a frightening frown The hope that i found just got ripped by the hounds Oh! how i wish everything will be fair for…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 26) “The Funny Guy “
Photo by “Konr4d “ A Blip on the Radar Part 26: The Funny Guy Question: What is it, that keeps us alive? Us half crazy guys, that fly helicopters in far off places, jump out of airplanes, fly aerobatics, participate in open cockpit biplane mock dog fights, race motorbikes, but who point blank refuse to…
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Murder and Mad Dogs in the Swamp
(All names have either been changed or omitted to protect….whoever) I keenly remember something that happened when I was a child because it sort of rocked my safe and secure world. I think it’s the first time I can remember hearing anyone talk of murder. I knew what it was from reading, or hearing things…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 25) “Floored by a Russian Hooker “
A Blip on the Radar (Part 25) “Floored by a Russian Hooker “ I miss Steve. Steve Hoffman. Tuna Pilot. Owner, operator, of “Hoffman helicopters, Guam” for many years. He’s long since dead now. Many years. At a young age. Poor old boy. Steve ran a fleet of really fine Hughes 500 Tuna spotting helicopters.…
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Diary, March 5th, 2011
March 5, 2011 The older I get, the uglier, the more disenchanted, the more cynical, the more embittered, the more informed (??), the more philosophical, the more forgiving, the more charitable… I marvel… At the hypocrisy of Man. At the ability of Man to “self justify” and “rationalize” his bullshit to himself. The “causes” which…
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Where I Came From
At Baptist Hospital, in the heart of the Big Easy, on the same day that Nelson Mandela was celebrating his 31st birthday, a little girl was born. Her name, though not one she would keep for long, was Emily Claire Horn. Emily didn’t go home from that hospital to a Mama and a Papa and…
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Pour mon bon ami, le danseur . . .
If I were to characterize the purpose of Doc’s life, I suppose it could be summed up in the words of George Bernard Shaw: “You see things as they are and ask, “Why?”. I dream things that never were and ask, “Why not?”. When Daily got diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Manic, I suppose it would…
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Dec 18, 2010: “If you want Peace, Prepare for War “
“IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY PEACE AND PROSPERITY… ” Dec 18, 2010 (then, I’m sorry to say,”PREPARE FOR WAR”) The Human race is perplexing. On the one hand, we little two-legged wonders of Creational Happenstance are capable of much that is heart warming and inspiring. People can be uncommonly kind, brave, gentle, touching, wise, compassionate…
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Kate’s Christmas Gift to Me
Quote For Brenda, who I’ve never met, but who I understand likes the stories about Kate….Merry Christmas! Many years ago, on this date my grandmother – the real Kate – died. The first Christmas without her was very hard, Being young and never touched by tragedy or death before then, I couldn’t understand how I…
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