The Parable of the Guarded Bench
When We Forget to Ask "Why?"
(The Parable of the Guarded Bench)
There is a story about Russia in the days of the Czars. In the park of St. Petersburg Winter Palace there was a beautiful lawn, on that lawn a bench, and next to that bench, two guards. Every three hours the guards were changed. Yet no one coul
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Passing Glances
Every once in a while, I get knocked off my feet and overwhelmed by the fierce intellect that stands before me. This is someone who is light-years beyond me and made a remark that is so obvious and so brilliant that I wish I could have just one moment more with them.
This morning was such an experience. I was totally blown away by the ferocity and intelligence
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The Jiminy Chip
"THE JIMINY CHIP"
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I consume a voracious amount of fiction — from eBooks and paperbacks, to movies, and games. The best literature, movies, and games stick with me not for their visual assault on my imagination, but for the depth of their stories and their concepts.
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In some trashy and terrible Sci Fi movie I watched ages ago, the most intere
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Our Innermost Selves Made Manifest
Of BELLE and SWAMP THING
In the 1982 horror movie, SWAMP THING, starring Louis Jourdan and Adrienne Barbeau, Dr. Alec Holland creates a formula that transforms you in the creature you most resemble as your psyche. Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing, Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan) becomes a werewolf, another of Anton's servants
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