Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Huck and the Christmas Miracle
In case you hadn’t noticed, I esteem Anais Nin for her courage and abandon in living life. She followed her spirit – to whatever heights or depths it took her and reveled equally in both. That is the way to lead your life, nothing held back, no reservations – just hungry for life and all…
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Message from Horace Oilee: “Animal Farm is coming to you ” Nov 17, 2010
Message from Horace Oilee “Animal Farm is coming to you ” Nov 17, 2010 BOEMRE…. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (All kneel…) Translated: Bureaucrats Over Everything, Missing Required Expertise???? The Gulf of Mexico in November, 2010 is stagnating. Pure and simple. The wheels of Free Enterprise are seizing up. Or, to put…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 24E) “What did you do THAT for…? “
A Blip on the Radar (Part 24E) “What did you do THAT for…??” I had let it go as long as I possibly dared. Longer. I had given this Commercial Pilot every opportunity to recover. To get with the action. Hell, to blessed well get involved, even. But no… Too busy waving The Royal Wave…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 24D) “I’m good. I don’t need your help. “
A Blip on the Radar (Part 24 D) Part 24 D: “I’m good. I don’t need your help. Can’t you see that, numb nuts??” As we readied ourselves for another Tuna Boat take-off, I watched my… (student?)(candidate?)(ward?) carefully. My hands were very close to the controls. I knew, in my heart, that I didn’t trust…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 24C) “A local jolly “
A Blip on the Radar (Part 24 C) Part 24 C: “A local jolly over the Rain Forest” Needless to say, armed with my increasingly lengthy notes on my young friend’s “problem areas”, I started asking more and more theory questions. Especially aerodynamic theory. Why? Because these are Good Questions that have Good Answers. Which,…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 24B) “What I mean is that some people do stupid shit… “
A Blip on the Radar Part 24(B): “What I mean is that some people do stupid shit…” My new plan, formulated in all sincerity, was to postpone further flights until we got into port. I reasoned that perhaps he was getting so stressed up because he was (literally) at sea. I thought that if we…
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So the Moratorium is Lifted?- REALLY??- So why is nobody cheering? Oct 13, 2010
So the Moratorium is lifted?- Really?- so why is nobody cheering? 10/13/2010 The great Washington Elite, the Exalted Wise Ones “Up There”, hath spoken: the Moratorium is “over”. All kneel… Raise your beer cans. Are you feeling emotional yet? Out of the goodness of his heart, exercising compassion on the dirty, unwashed, ragged Oil and…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 24 A) “I have control!…JESUS! “
A Blip on the Radar (see also www.tunaboathelicopters.org) Part 24 A: “I have CONTROL!…JESUS! “ Given a choice, I can’t imagine a Tuna helicopter company not much preferring a 5,000 hour pilot over a 500 hour pilot. Or a 2,000 hour pilot over a 200 hour pilot. I hired a few real high timers, 8,000…
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Video: Nancy Pelosi Gobbledygook – Translation, please, somebody?
Video: Nancy Pelosi 1) When cornered for lying like a skunk, speak in “gobbledygook “. Last edited by Francis Meyrick on October 6, 2010, 2:52 pm
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Video: Congressman Pete Stark
Congressman Pete Stark: “Our Borders are quite secure – thank you! “ 2) “Were you lying THEN or are you lying NOW? “ 3) “The Federal Government can do most anything it likes… “ Last edited by Francis Meyrick on October 6, 2010, 2:39 pm
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