Get Bent.
After more than one person has asked me for written versions of some of the far-spun ideas and perspectives I have come to hatch over years, here they are. Read on, leave comments or report me to the authorities as you see fit. I’m always surprised to be read or listened to.
A Place of Silence
Where is your place of silence?Mine is sitting at a piano.You, as well as I, was granted life – by whom or what – or why - I don’t know.What is a place of dragonflies and love doing with us? I hear this place called Earth could be Paradise for us all - before we...
The System vs. Humans
I used to say there is no government, only people, but I believe I was wrong. There is a Government.There is a System. The System is a set of ideas that have become it’s own mind. It’s like a standalone brain without a soul, not even a heart. It’s called the...
Just think
I am, therefore I think. My brain — and yours — is fabulous.- More cells than stars in the known universe, I have heard.- Able to process I don’t know how many bits of data, while still forgetting where my car keys are. No doubt our brains are a miracle, allowing...
No Meaning?
After the “Great Generation” (my parents) came the “Baby Boomers” and we got more public attention than any generation before it. In Western Europe and the USA, starting in the 1960s there was "The Revolution” — protests and a general rejection of many...
Priviledged?
The other day I confessed to a friend that I felt guilty about not feeing guilty about being privileged. I was given talents, I said, but never had to suffer much for the art of music. I was lucky to grow up in a wonderful home, with saintly parents who never...