When to Use “And” Instead of “But”
Who are people trying to fool when they say “first give compliments, and then, before revealing to them what you have noticed that is not quite so complimentary use and instead of but!” Who is so daft they won’t detect this sleight-of-hand wordplay? However, there is a time when usingContinue Reading
Complex Qualia
When I walk (my favorite type of conscious ritualing), I often try to hold a couple of disparate ideas in mind that have presented themselves to me, either in something I’ve read, or heard, or seen, or thought of myself. As I walk I try to keep these ideas inContinue Reading
What to do? What to think? What to feel? What a trip!
So walking along the beach, amid the sand-dollars, jelly fish, pretty sea shells and whatnot, I came across starfish. It was low tide and that starfish had been washed pretty high up on the wet sandy beach. So I picked it up and it was still alive, so I walkedContinue Reading