The House of Goonery

“I have taken all knowledge to be my province.” -Francis Bacon, 1592


Entries from October 2007

Honest Questions, Honest Answers

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

I very much swiped this from a friends blog. I altered it slightly, but, for the most part, I offer it as it appeared in her blog.

1 question. . .
1 chance. . .
1 honest answer. . .
That’s all you get. . .
Ask me 1 question.
Any 1 question, anything,
no matter how crazy it is.
An honest answer.
No […]

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Tags: Social Observations

WonderGoon vs. Shadowhawk

October 30th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Shadowhawk has his own blog and apparently picked up on a comment I made in AJ Drews blog about the Frosts. Here is the link to Shadowhawk’s original blog entry: fenixmage.blogspot.com.
Below is my response to his entry. His blog is moderated, so I don’t know if he will let my comment through.

I did listen […]

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Tags: Cold War

We Win!

October 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I am very happy. The Boston Red Sox have defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-0 to complete a series sweep and clinch their second World Series title in four years.
I originally made the prediction that the Sox would clinch the title in six games. Boy, was I wrong! After an eight day layoff, the Rockies bats […]

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Tags: Personal

Ugh!

October 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

It’s raining as I write this. Rainy days are like a sleeping pill for me; I just want to go to bed. I know I can’t, however. There are things I need to do. Clean the house, for example. I was yelled at by my wife for “never taking the trash out.” I do empty […]

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Tags: Personal

Stream of Consciousness: Random Thoughts

October 20th, 2007 · No Comments

NOTE: The following is stream of consciousness writing. I did this as an experiement to see what would float up to the surface, so please excuse the poor grammer. I left things as I initially wrote them.
I am growing pensive as I sit here thinking of things. I know the Universe has something in mind, […]

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Tags: Personal

Epiphany

October 16th, 2007 · 6 Comments

The Logic of Buddhism
Buddhism is a logical path. That’s it. That’s the epiphany I just had.
Buddhism teaches that suffering exists, that there is a cause of suffering, and that suffering can be stopped.
Logic teaches us that a problem exists, that there is a cause of that problem, and said problem can be solved.
This may […]

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Tags: Buddhism

Antici. . . (Say it! Say it!). . . pation

October 13th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I hate anticipation. I hate waiting for something. Especially when the event is one that I don’t particularly want to be a part of. The hours drag on like some weight around my neck dragging me down, pulling like some harsh mistress bent on my utter destruction.
And except for breaking my word, (or some horrible […]

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Tags: Personal

A Question of Suffering

October 7th, 2007 · 4 Comments

What is, is.
There are things we cannot change. What is, is, and we cannot change it. Suffering exists. All suffering has a cause, whether it be from some external source, or internal. It is. It’s existence is unquestionable. To grow beyond it, we must accept it.
I suffer.
The cause of suffering is not always clear. It […]

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Tags: Buddhism · Personal

Feelings. . . Nothing More Than Feelings!

October 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I feel like crap, emotionally. I can’t seem to get focused on what I want to do. My life has several different directions it could go in, right now, and I don’t know if any of them are the best one for me.
So, I flounder. I try to choose logically, which direction to go in, […]

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Tags: Personal