Coda [ˈkoːda] (Italian for “tail”, plural code) is a term used in music primarily to designate a passage that brings a piece to an end. When you begin to understand the previous post, the quotation from Paul Virilio, you will shudder. The consequences for life and well being are dark. A counter point, an…
Why do we stand amazed before the assumed properties of the black holes of outer space? Aren’t all of our puncta of observation and all of our quanta of actions simply black holes of scientific thought? These are the black dots of the line wherein begin and end our rational representations. As Bachelard slyly…
THE SECOND COMING We see, But not with the light of day. It’s the light of no solar star. It’s the light of our own theory, The theory of energy that appeared in 1905. Along with cinematography and aviation, Grand vectors of audiovisual and automotive Transformation of sensory experiences. Transport and transmission revolutions. With…
It’s Thursday 5 0’clock PM. A mini crisis shortened my day at the office. Fortunately the crisis evaporated. I celebrated by pouring myself a Blue Moon. I soak up the suns warmth and cooler air temps, a harbinger of Fall. I felt the nudge of Fall yesterday, hanging out for a while at Park…
Today is our 46th wedding anniversary; married to my best friend for 46 years. She knows me in ways that I do not know myself. At 21 I could not have imagined that the journey would have lasted for 46 years. Each must play the hand that one is dealt. You either ruminate, marinate…
There is a above average steak house, if you exit I40 at Alamance Road traveling west to Greensboro. When I am in North Carolina I usually meet with good friends at The Cutting Board. The steaks are excellent, w. baked potato-sour cream-bacon bits and a fine salad bar. In the foyer is displayed a…
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction. –Albert Einstein The photo of a anonymous woman sitting on a curb in the aftermath of one of many random killings in a…
Do you remember what your life was like at 20 months old? At 20 months one can say several words. Self reflective awareness begins to form with language. Best of all, every waking day is literally “the first day of the rest of one’s life.” We repeat the phrase as adults as a reminder…
I’ll not forget my first visit to a drag strip. Drag strips are often in out of the way places. By definition it was and is an “outlaw” activity. I was a high school sophomore. I lied to my father about my intentions, in order to gain permission to go with Eddie to the…
I am seated before a screen, letters, words, sentences appearing by magic, as fingers press buttons. The words, arranged in grammatical structure convey the meaning within my mind, and serendipitiously to your mind, if you should discover and read the post. The symbols on the screen are evanescent, held in being by retinal persistence. …
