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Henry Miller on Writing
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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A combination of shitty internet and craptastic laptop have got be back into reading chapter books.
Although - to digress for a moment - how in the hell is 2GB RAM not enough memory to surf the net? I mean, 10 years ago this would have been more than enough. Now, I have to go slow, 1 tab at a time, wait for the page to load, the trifling dopamine rewards of tidbits of information have pretty much dropped to nothing.
Anyways, this was a great read - it's as if you're taking part in an intelligent, albeit one-sided conversation, you can't help but be struck by the grandness of spirit, he recalls a young Thomas Wolfe (Of Time and the River), an irrepressible zest for life, spontaneous, vital, brilliant ideas and thoughtful digressions. He acknowledges the controversy and defends his writings about Sex & Pornography, argues against obscenity and censure, there are previously unpublished letters and selections from drafts of his novels, this was probably his most enjoyable book. (**Note, strictly speaking, he didn't write this as a book, it was posthumously assembled by his publishers)
And, in curious coincidences as if to remind me that "books are the way" on Page 100, in Italics, he's written "For the Time Being", recalling the last book I read, so onward...
NY Eve 2020
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Rants
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Really, all these videos and articles summing up the year, I lived through it once and don't want to go back even for a second...no matter how humorous the spin.
While I'm trying not to be reactionary - and news, there's never any news - none, really, here are a few things that have got me started the past few weeks.
The Nelson Yoga Instructor arrested for spitting on someone and calling them "sheeple", an anti-mask thing, there ends a career ... Clearly this Guru is listening to too much Alex Jones & Joe Rogan, but nothing can excuse that sort of behavior. Fortunately it's a small town and it's likely he'll be moving on.
Theresa Tan, denying the presence of the new, more contagious Coronavirus strain in Canada, despite -really - really?? She should have known better, within hours of her denial confirmed cases are announced. I mean, there was virtually no chance that it wouldn't be here - were they even testing for it? The only needed to test for it to discover it. Contradictory messages from the people supposedly "in the know" don't help, and when in doubt err on the side of caution.
The dumpster fire continues, the New Year, with Ontario finance minister, Rod Phillips, prerecorded messages pretending to be at home while off in the Caribbean, he should not have been given the chance to resign, The entire UCP it turns out managed to leave Alberta, with no such consequences, as Jason Kenney so vigorously defends them - this is - after all - what you voted for - Privilege and Entitlement being the UCP's Motto.
Anyways, goodbye 2020 and hold onto your seatbelt because the ride is just beginning. That was the warm-up.
Permineralization
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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"Permineralization is a process of fossilization in which mineral deposits form internal casts of organisms."
The overflow at the hotsprings making casts of roots:
Now, I've this idea that if I hide a few stuffed dolls or animals under there I might in a few months have something curious for my desktop. My daughter and I tried it with one of her favorite stuffies at Big Hill Springs near Cochrane a couple of years ago - to no effect, wrong spot, but here, given how mineral-rich the waters are, might just yield better results.
More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permineralization
Russian Reddit
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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"Are you also a pickabushnik?"
Google translate. Russian Reddit. How do you go wrong? And clearly I'm inappropriately bored. But there's more. Lot's more. Read them aloud in your best Russian Accent. The auto-translations are gold!!
LINK: https://pikabu.ru/
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