Top 10 Reasons Why Life is Infinitely Better Reading Books
…and not watching movies. (This is in reference to non-fiction books, btw — and quality reads, not crap).
Movies leave you under a spell; an illusory haze so you cannot see. Books give control of the haze others are under.
Movies manufacture illusion without you knowing it, while books allow you to choose experience illusion, without decoupling [...]
I am not you, and you are not me — Transcending the Limitation of “Universal One”
I am not you, and you are not me. That is the way things are. I like that. As you ponder that, let me explain to you why I find tremendous value in that distinction.
Distinctions create boundaries. Without distinctions, everything would be porous and absorbing this information or that information would generate confusion. But that [...]
Accessing the Core of Spirituality: Religion in Equus
Accessing the Core of Spirituality: Religion in Equus
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Hold Your Breath or Embrace the Process: The Bhakti and Moksha Feast of Rama, Rhada, and Ramprasad
John Kuczmarski
11/16/05
Professor Coleman
Hinduism
Hold Your Breath or Embrace the Process: The Bhakti and Moksha Feast of Rama, Rhada, and Ramprasad
In March of 2002, “vengeful Hindu mobs burned Muslim homes” and ended up killing over three hundred people in Gujarat, India (Dugger 1). In 2002 Muslims launched a terrorist attack on a Hindu train traveling to Ayodha; [...]
Moby Dick: Capturing the Geist of the American Renaissance through Melville’s Transparent Eye
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The Necessity of Emotional Authenticity: Gabriel’s Deteriorating Sequence in The Dead
The Necessity of Emotional Authenticity: Gabriel’s Deteriorating Sequence in The Dead
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Some Excerpts of Beginning Fiction Writing I Did
John Kuczmarski
Beginning Fiction Writing
Beginnings 250 (Perspective w/light)
June 7, 2005
Rekindle the Rapport
The reflection of the office lamp on the window made it nearly impossible for Rebecca to see out into the ghostly summer night. Not that she was concerned with the arid desert evening; she was fervently pecking away at the conclusion to her “Metaphors of [...]
Easier exercise, better temperature, smoother reading, and improved home. How? Law of Contrast!
Question. You’re drinking a cup of lukewarm tea? You want to have it taste warmer. How do you make it taste warmer without a stove, microwave or anyway to heat the tea??
Think about this. It’s a riddle.
Now the answer to our riddle as you may have guess. Answer: You [...]
The Brutal and Bemusing Criticism of Master American Wordsmith Mark Twain
An excerpt taken from Mark Twain’s Autobiography. I don’t think it’d be possible to experience a harsher or more bemusing critic than the iconic American wordsmith, Mark Twain himself.
Amongst. Wasn’t “among” good enough?
Next half-dozen Corrections. Have you failed to perceive that by taking the word “both” out of its proper place you have made [...]
Productivity & Organizational Progress Suite 1: Intro Part 1
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Thus begin the first installment of the Productivity & Organizational Progress (POP) Suite. Stay tuned for the next 5 (or more) installments detailing everything from organizational mastery within email, on the homefront, within your office, how to douse email insanity, and get clear and stay clear on your todos…
This may be one [...]
eReader iPhone App
Well, iPhone continues it’s assault in knocking off numerous other electronic devices. Along with GPS devices, household-wide remotes, now it’s the killer device for the Amazon Kindle Kindle.
It’s also going to slaughter the less popular Sony Reader
eReader.com released an elegant and intuitive eReader app on the app store. The app itself [...]
Around the World in 80 Days
135 years ago, Jules Verne Published Around the World in 80 days. The geography of the globe is roughly the same, but the economy and global boundaries have changed.
Phileas Fogg navigated the globe with 20,000 pounds or roughly $40,000 with currency conversion. Factoring inflation, however, one realizes good ol’ Mr. Fogg circumnavigated with [...]
21st Century Mythology: The Best Hero is Flawed, 2-Sided
Recently read this great article and it sparked some interesting ideas. Superheros are only identifiably heroic when they can connect to other humans! Otherwise, they’re just alien. The most secure way of making that connection, honestly, is flaws. Batman’s troubles over his dead parents, Ironman’s drinking problems, Maxwell Smart’s stupidity [...]
Common Denominator: Phillip K. Dick
Alas, I cannot speak from the “literary front lines” of PDK as I have not read Androids nor Scanner, but have seen both film interpretations (Blade Runner and linklater’s). If I ever get around to reading PDK amidst the hundreds of other books on the to-read list, I think I’ll like Scanner the best, [...]
