February 23, 2010 – 11:01 am
We’ve lost some useful, colorful words. My speech is peppered with many of those outdated words, partly because I grew up reading Carl Barks’ Duck comics. I have resisted turning my jungles into rainforests, and I still think that good things are neat and not sick. I’d like to see some of these un-modern and [...]
By Tod
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Tagged aloud, bum, Carl Barks, homeless, indian, jungle, keen, language, rainforest, society, South America, swell, writing
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February 10, 2010 – 8:16 pm
Every idea that you accept as true came from somewhere. Did you arrive at your beliefs through your own volition, through observation and understanding of reality, or did you passively accept what others taught you? Can you trace the origins of the ideas you believe in? Can you trust that whoever came up with them [...]
By Tod
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