Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Freedom is a conquered state of mind
It’s finally happened. I’ve come to the place in my life where I just have to be me for me. Before, I had responsibilities – obligations – things that had to be done. I put ‘me’ on the shelf – and only came out briefly to recharge my batteries. Early in my life, I made…
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Learn to be Still
I wonder now if she was ever referred to as Katie? Kate was her name…Kate Doherty and she was my grandmother. I only knew her for seventeen years, while I was a child mostly, but even then I knew she was invincible. If you looked at her, you might deceptively think her frail or weak.…
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Summertime
One summer, while I was visiting at my grandmother’s farm, I got it into my head that I wanted to go out into the fields and pick cotton. No matter that for years – decades even – cotton had been picked by machine and only ‘gleaners’ went into the fields to pick what was left…
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The Protest Song
The Protest Song His workmates laughed at him, behind his back. Sometimes, they made unkind wisecracks, in mock stage whispers, and he would pretend not to hear. It seemed easier that way. There were many who thought him strange, and some who even thought of him as slightly retarded. Afflicted with some peculiar mental abnormality.…
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We’ll all be killed, Ray, we’ll all be killed.
The actual invasion had really been set for yesterday, sixty five years ago – June 5, 1944. It – the beginning of Operation Overlord – was postponed one day because of inclement weather. Gen. Eisenhower had decided to wait – but only one more day. Before this day was over, 5000 ships and 13000 aircraft…
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On how to write a story
ON HOW TO WRITE A STORY So you wanna be a writer? If you do a search on the Internet, you will find all sorts of technical treatises on the subject of writing. There appear to be a lot of people who can tell you at great length the methodical steps you must plod along…
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Tiananmen Square Massacre
TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE The twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre is upon us. The events of June 3 and June 4 1989 in Beijing, China, are profoundly relevant to every American. About the worst thing anybody can do is assume that what happens ‘over there’ will have little or no impact on our daily…
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