Monthly Archives: January 2010

Diplomacy

Posted on January 27, 2010 by hoon

DIPLOMACY It had been ordered that the execution should take place in the garden of the yashiki (1). So the man was taken there, and made to kneel down in a wide sanded space crossed by a line of tobi-ishi, … Continue reading →

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Would James Madison Roll In His Grave? Two parts

Posted on January 27, 2010 by hoon

I. Alex Gibney, director of the new film Casino Jack (& The United States of Money,) also Oscar-winning director of “Taxi to the Dark Side” and “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” interviewed here by Andrew O’Hehir (Salon-link) Key … Continue reading →

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David Brooks Fail

Posted on January 26, 2010 by hoon

The milquetoast, kinder-and-gentler conservative NYT editorialist David Brooks delivered another brightly burning ideational bulb today. Man, I wish he had had the time to show it to the missus first! It is all downhill after this tipping point, reached in … Continue reading →

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Delusion

Posted on January 23, 2010 by hoon

Source: The Hundred Verses of Advice of Padampa Sangye. Cartoon generator: Build Your Own Meat, hap tip to Max Cannon Share and Enjoy:

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The Librarian’s Shadow

Posted on January 21, 2010 by hoon

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Serendip @Bryn Mawr

Posted on January 20, 2010 by hoon

While I was wrestling with a problem of terminology* with respect to key definitions with respect to my concocting a Transformative Anthropology, I happened upon Serendip at Bryn Mawr College. Here’s a few captures from this marvelous site and project. … Continue reading →

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Play Ethic

Posted on January 18, 2010 by hoon

Head’s up to a very deep resource: Pat Kane’s The Play Ethic. Kane web site lists a ton of outward bound resources on play and experiential learning. On the Wikipedia page about him, it is written, As co-director (with partner … Continue reading →

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Grey Area of Motivation, Alas

Posted on January 16, 2010 by hoon

Looking through old drafts, I came across a long essay on motivation. The essay was the result of a research project I did several years ago. You don’t get to see it; it’s moment has passed. Nevertheless, motivation fascinates me … Continue reading →

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Neighbor

Posted on January 14, 2010 by hoon

click to enlarge Src There is a vast region of sand dunes at high northern latitudes on Mars. In the winter, a layer of carbon dioxide ice covers the dunes, and in the spring as the sun warms the ice … Continue reading →

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Secrets Revealed

Posted on January 12, 2010 by hoon

I noted recently via a google alert that lectures of Idries Shah, taken from a series of hard-to-obtain cassettes, have been made available on the web site, The Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge. Ishk.net is ostensibly the web … Continue reading →

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Posted in culture, experiential learning, idies Shah, spirituality, sufism | Tagged | 1 Comment