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A Star in the Gutenberg Galaxy

Don Quixote and The Enchanted Twenty-First Century I finished Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes about a week ago. It took years to get through all 940 pages of this paperback Penguin classic, printed in 1952, with small type and thin pages. Something that prompted me to read it was Marshal McLuhan’s Understanding Media (1964). […]

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At Home in the Diner

Reflecting on the importance of the diner in the broader picture of American culture while examining my personal bond to the working man’s restaurant.

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I Vote for Civil Peace

I drove to DC and Gettysburg to feel out civil war.

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Conspiracy Memoire Reflections

Combating Cults with Jiddu Krishnamurti

Inspiration From a Cult Messiah to a Cult Survivor

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Doing What You Want

Not everything in life comes as planned. You can favor your life heavily in the unexpected or try to control the events surrounding you. William S. Burroughs said that control cannot be used toward a practical end, it only leads to more control. I suppose his principle is true, that control leads to more control. […]