First, some technical stuff. I am trying PNG format. It is supposed to be less lossy than JPEG. If I like it, I will go back and switch all the previous entries to PNG, too. Some people do hear colors, taste sounds, and so on. Do you ever experience or associate one phenomenon or sense [...]
What is in your head, that if you let it fall you would feel lighter?
Many of my friends see these banks fail and they find it exciting. This isn’t schadenfreude—I think destruction and change inspire us. They leave a swath of wide open possibility. It may create some human tragedy, but also taps into a sense of freedom and awe. What do you think? Have you seen large-scale destruction? [...]
Have you ever persisted at something that had no hope, no support but one tiny, bright ray of light? Isn’t it glorious?
The dandelions flower, and for a few days their spores are like snow. The air is smelling crisp, sometimes you can sense the winter coming. Summer is ending. Is this the autumn of our species?
People are always after us about what they “need” from us. Sometimes they really do need it, too.
Should your friends encourage you to change, or to stay the same? Which do you think is more helpful, more dangerous, or both?
I hope you were given flowers recently, and that you love their smell as they cling desperately to their last shreds of life. All kidding aside, what do you do with flowers you are given?