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Oh, I just turned 60. This is an odd thing for any of you who have not experienced it. It struck me that I had quite literally done 30 twice, and then that struck me as even more odd and slightly disturbing. It was at thirty that I had reached a point of reflection back on my life, having lived a life, no longer considering my self a child, or at least, somewhat less childish than before. And it was at thirty that I actually began to embrace in an adult sort of way a kind of religiosity, alb...

Synchronicity: What are you doing?

It's an odd thing we go through as humans. We are bombarded with more information than we could ever assimilate. For those of us who like to pay attention to such things, it can be a bit of a blur. And yet, we, all of us, cope. We maintain. We manage to somehow stay on top of this mountain of information through a complex system of mental filtering. Our consciousness somehow manages to ride shotgun over this information, steering it, throttling it, dumbing it down into some sort of manageable to...

Twitter: awakening the world mind pt 3: world oneness day

It's been a hectic month. I feel almost guilty saying that. Call it survivor's guilt. The revolution has not gone well for the people of Iran, yet they remain an inspiration for us all, and they do not give up. Their change will come. It is plainly inevitable. The old guard is senile and has lost its moral authority, and the rest is in the numbers. Over two-thirds of the population is under 30 and well educated (with a near 100% literacy rate). Such numbers do not bode well for any group ...

Twitter: awakening the world mind pt 2: struggle within the Iranian elite

It was never my intent to turn this into a political blog, but clearly the Twitterverse, this extension of our consciousness, this recent manifestation of the world mind, seems to have in its own way decided otherwise. All hell broke loose on Twitter Saturday with posts coming in from Tehran and elsewhere describing street demonstrations and the rumors of rumors of where or what the security forces were up to and who could be trusted and whether the next day's demonstration at Azadi Square w...

Twitter: awakening the world mind pt 1: following

Twitter is a wonderful thing. It's all about following... finding interesting people to follow. Everybody has things they are interested in. Twitter is very much a follow your bliss kind of medium. The timeline fills with people's thoughts and ideas. People share interesting links, complain about the network not working, talk about what they are doing, what thought keeps them going through the day. Twitters tell other twitters things they might not mention to someone sitting right across...

Unfollowing: A quest for value in the Twitterverse

This was an interesting weekend, both wonderful and frustrating all at the same time. I've managed to pull back from Twitter somewhat, certainly not as much as some, who seem quite capable of leaving it at the end of the day on Friday not to return until Monday. It's interesting to watch the comings and goings. Twittering is about watching others and being watched, despite the protestations of those insisting the rest of us are missing the point by trivializing a technology meant to generate...

politics

In response to a post over at Conservative Village re. WMD cover-up by the media... There may have indeed been WMD smuggled across the border to Syria. I was a believer at the time. But that isn't what the "Bush lied, people died" is all about now is it? The WMD were merely a pretext. Or didn't you know that? The members of Bush's kitchen cabinet were laying plans for the invasion even before he was "elected" in 2000. Virtually everything out of this administration is a lie. And for God's ...

hearts and minds

Things keep getting clearer. I guess I am amazed (struck, perplexed, dumbfounded) at the extent to which the issue of 'winning the hearts and minds' has succeeded in America. I unjoined one group this morning figuring 'what's the point?' This in part after coming to an understanding that groups do not change people's views and positions on issues. We do go to these groups and read these posts and respond to them, but the basis for our beliefs is organized way below this level with perhaps the...

Wednesday Evening

Wednesday, April 11, 1979, evening, d 1423. May is at workshop. Binky is having a party tonight with some of his friends. I have gotten to know them... have just given them the luxury of being themselves in this house. Had an unusual night last night.  Relaxed and used the Method for several hours before going to sleep and awoke early at approx. 5:35 am and was surprised to see everything lit up.  Actually, I thought that the clock had stopped... First thought that the power had been shut ...