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Trip to China -- part 1
I write this as a journey of consciousness. The whole thing might seem to be very strange to you. I guess you can just read it for fun. I had thought that I might have overwhelming emotions when the h… more →
A hacker of the Internet for growth, fun, and creation
Trip to China -- part 1
freestone wrote 7 months ago: I write this as a journey of consciousness. The whole thing might seem to be very strange to you. I … more →
song sung blue
Laura wrote 10 months ago: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway 2008 (235 pgs) During the siege of Sarajevo, a man watche … more →
Why I am here
freestone wrote 10 months ago: I came to the states for the cause of education/learning. I have identified the education as the mos … more →
Consciousness/experiences cannot be transfered
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freestone wrote 11 months ago: In Zen, it is well-known that the masters insist that they have nothing to teach. They insist that t … more →
Letterman still upset - 4th day of McCain jokes
The Problems With Palin Part 4: Foreign Travel? Does Canada Count?
thecapedcrusader wrote 1 year ago: To everyone who reads “The Problems With Palin” series of posts and says, “McCain’s at the top of th … more →
we didn't start the fire
Laura wrote 1 year ago: When You Are Engulfed In Flames by David Sedaris 2008 (323 pgs) In Sedaris’s newest collectio … more →
A Puerto Rican fighting the whole west
freestone wrote 1 year ago: Overhead a conversation of a dinner table besides me. The guy is from Puerto Rico. He is talking abo … more →
A free life by Ha Jin: how lonely can you be
freestone wrote 1 year ago: I went through Ha Jin’s novel A Free Life quickly. One of my purpose of reading this book is t … more →
days of future passed
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Laura wrote 1 year ago: The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier 2006 (252 pgs) A global illness is wiping out hum … more →
horse of a different color
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Laura wrote 1 year ago: Jaran by Kate Elliott (The Jaran#1) 1992 (494 pgs) Tess is full of doubts and intent on evading the … more →
stuck in the middle with you
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Laura wrote 1 year ago: The ones I gave up on: Can a Robot Be Human?: 33 Perplexing Philosophy Puzzles by Peter Cave 2007 ( … more →
early to bedouin, early to rise
Laura wrote 1 year ago: The Moonlit Cage by Linda Holeman (487 pgs) 2006 As a strong, willful, inquisitive young woman in m … more →
No Chinese food anymore--continuous exploration of space
freestone wrote 1 year ago: I decided not to go eat Chinese food anymore except when I am going with some friends and they want … more →
time will tell
Laura wrote 1 year ago: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks 2008 (372 pgs) A riveting novel that explores the way that o … more →
Yank Moment
ukcastaway wrote 1 year ago: According to the Urban Dictionary, the term “yank moment” is defined as “A flash o … more →
On self-help books and regrowing consciousness
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freestone wrote 1 year ago: This might be a little cynical. But I think there is some truth in it. I am sure someone else have s … more →
you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here
Laura wrote 1 year ago: Library books that have been living at my house for far too long: The Last Town on Earth by Thomas M … more →
Language, Culture, Human Brain, and Consciousness
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freestone wrote 1 year ago: Language, Culture, Human Brain, and Consciousness Human being are social creatures. A large part of … more →
