Art has a few more uses than filling up the blank spot on the wall behind the couch you know. It can be used to promote propaganda, incite a revolution, convey a philosophical/spiritual message, sew discord or dissonance or more prosaically just inhabit the bottom of the cat box in the case of Julian whatsisname [...]
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Alchemy and Art
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alchemy, hieronymus bosch, jesus, leonardo, mary magdalene, philosopher's stone, transmutation on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Time After Time
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afterlife, everest, ghosts, parapsychology, supernatural, time on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just finished a course in Parasychology – and no that doesn’t mean that I’m a spaced-out saddo it means that I am interested in the ‘other side’ of life – and particularly so if there *is* one. You see it doesn’t make much sense to me that we live, we die and then we [...]
That’s a Moray
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was sitting here thinking about sunshine – well who wouldn’t if you looked out my window at thirty feet of snow and a few wilted petunias – frozen in situ as it were. Canada is nothing but bloody cold and I am so fed up with snow that I could scream. If anyone wants [...]
Celebrity moans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged celebrity, Fabio, orphan, paparazzi on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was standing in Chapters riffling through the bodice rippers – you know the ones - the hero always has fine chiseled features and a thrusting jaw and very tight pants [which is maybe why he has a thrusting jaw]and the heroine has a pentient for standing in the rain in transparent nighties or posing in front of fans [...]
Post-Christmas Blues
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging, christmas, holidays, new zealand on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t done much blogging lately, not because I don’t have anything to say but mostly because life intrudes. Christmas mostly. You know the sort of stuff – tramping round the stores spending way too much money on people you never see or driving yourself nuts trying to find that perfect gift for the [...]
A Long Walk in the Woods
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hiking, pilgrimage, Santiago, Spain, St. James, The Camino on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t written anything much this past couple of weeks because life intrudes and there are always a zillion things [I’ve told you a million times not to exaggerate] to look after – figure out – pay for – sort out – not least of which is getting up at the crack of [...]
Vacations to go
Posted in Uncategorized on June 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A Hot Topic
Posted in al gore, arnold, climate change, global warming on June 11, 2007 | 11 Comments »
Last week Al Gore rolled into town – closely followed by Arnold who was out to deter Canadians from consuming more than their fair share of non-renewable fossil fuels and urging them to do their bit to save the environment. No matter that he arrived in his king-sized Hummer that gets 2 miles to [...]
Ancient Greek 101
Posted in agora, dialectic, greeks, socrates on June 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ancient Greeks used to resolve disputes by a process of what was called ‘Dialectic’ – which meant you strolled around the Agora in your toga – oops sorry, that was the Romans and they did it in the Senate. No – ancient Greeks strolled about wearing Chitons [a sort of draped and [...]
