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All I Want For Christmas…
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Culture, Fantasy, Just for laughs, Phlyarology, Poetry, Science Fiction
Tagged Jean-Luc Picard, Q, Star Trek, TNG
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We love the Earth
Posted in art, balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Music
Tagged Lil Dicky
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It is what it is
When I look beyond my own complacency, what do I see? Hunger and starvation. Deprivation. Racism. Bigotry and hatred. Oppression. Strife of all kinds — including war. Injustices galore. Overpopulation. Pollution of the land, the seas and the sky. Avarice … Continue reading
Posted in art, balance, Biodiversity, Core thought, Environment
Tagged Change, Haiku, On the turning away, Pink Floyd
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Passengers
I saw the 2016 film Passengers recently. I was deeply impressed: it’s the kind of tale to which I aspire being able to craft myself. I’ve seen a lot of crap science fiction movies — and this isn’t one of … Continue reading
Posted in art, Science Fiction
Tagged Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Spaihts, Passengers
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Living your dash
I learnt about ‘living your dash’ from Robby Robin’s Journey. ‘The dash’ is the one that goes between your dates of birth and death. Mine, for instance, is in “1960-” (because I’m not dead yet). Jane Fritz says: This expression … Continue reading
A deep (very deep!) Mandelbrot set
This amazing five minute video illustrates the Mandelbrot set; an infinite geometric figure (a fractal). Obviously the video doesn’t delve into the entire set — if it were to do that, it would take a bit longer to watch than … Continue reading
Waste Not Want Not — The Pretenders
Take, take, take, takin’ what you don’t need You’ll get, get, gettin’ what you don’t need Stand back, take a look and take heed All the children in god’s kingdom bleed See the networks of concrete and steel They’ve no … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, balance, Communication, Culture, Drama, Environment, Food, Music, Water
Tagged The Pretenders, Waste Not Want Not
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Conflagration denied
When logic dictates to seethe with anger and hate the world has gone mad. When those around seem to conspire and aim to set the world aflame; and power acts to play a game to reach at its own heart’s … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry
Tagged anger, Decima, fire, Haiku, logic, poetry, Ronovan Writes Decima Challenge, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge
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The Lorax, by Dr Seuss
With thanks to Dr Bob Rich, for reminding me That we need to speak up for the truffula trees
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Education, Environment, Health, Phlyarology
Tagged Dr Seuss, Lorax, Thneeds
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The centrepiece
“No, it’s not the colour, the colour’s just fine.” “Is it the lights? I could add more lights.” “No, no… there are just the right number of lights.” “Too many fountains? Too few?” “That’s not it.” By this time, I … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, balance, Flash fiction, Just for laughs, Phlyarology
Tagged Flash fiction, Fountains, Friday Fictioneers, Symmetry
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