I would like to name a beer this: “Ahab’s Whale Tail Pale Ale Tale” as observed by Ishmael, bottled by Fishbits. Please make the back of the bottle note: “Fishbits accidentally bottled a crisp (more…)
Meaning & Purpose in a Godless Universe
This is a more succinct summation of what I have previously opined on in regards to meaning, purpose, and the intent of Melville’s novel: Have you read Moby Dick? Searching for Meaning and Purpose (more…)
Disparate thoughts – tech & losing our humanity, pressures of “stuff”, meaning/purpose & Moby Dick, Jefferson’s re-constitution, & Michio’s migration to a parallel universe
1) Studying attention & memory as it is effected by the technology & pace of modern culture. Being off-grid & in nature repairs our tech-hysteria & dependence: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/technology/16brain.html?_r=0 2) (more…)
The tides of time… ebb and flow good sailor.
I am really digging on the lessons of Ishmael vs Ahab, and the metaphor of Moby Dick as seeking meaning in an empty universe, until it grinds you up and whittles you away. I am less about that struggle (more…)