The gentle art of sanity amidst civilization
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This is part 2 of a two-part post. The first half is here.
Let’s continue, shall we? Things may get a bit rowdier here in the second half. But as before, there’s something for everyone.
“Need You Tonight” – INXS
Looking back to the decade that produced me, there was a point when all the ridiculous fluff [...]
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One of my earliest (and to date most successful) posts was Six Songs that Illustrate What it Means to Be Human. Many readers said they hadn’t heard some of these tunes before, and really liked them. I’ve since received a number of requests to post a list of my favorite songs.
So here it is. But [...]
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There was a moment last week when I found myself standing on a beach I never could have imagined. Bookended by two cliffs was a great, smooth expanse of the most otherworldly sand. It was like a Neapolitan ice cream of fine golden sand, exotic black obsidian grains, and clear, saltlike crystals.
In the distance, perhaps [...]
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Life is still upside down at the moment. Everything is packed up and ready to go, my apartment is just a computer surrounded by cardboard boxes. My inbox is overflowing, as is my brain. A million things to do. Raptitude posts will be short and sweet until probably July 6.
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I’m sure some of you haven’t [...]
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I used to roll my eyes when people talked about the Beatles. Maybe you rolled your eyes when you saw this article’s headline. Thank you for bearing with me anyway. I’ll make it worth your while.
I had always pictured the Beatles as a tired novelty from my parents’ past. All I knew was that they [...]
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Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. ~Confucius
I just took a look at CNN’s site and it was, as usual, boasting its favorite palette of troublesome nouns and verbs. Terror, death, murder, destruction, Bush. People do bad things sometimes; it’s not really news, I know. But contrary [...]
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Follow David on his year-long solo trip to Thailand and New Zealand, on the new blog David Goes Kiwi. Many stories, photos and adventures await.