Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Blog Sixteen: The iPhone Graveyard
There’s a Balinese song on loop/repeat at the dining area of our modest, Sanur Beach hotel. It could be the soundtrack for an insane asylum. Frantic wooden flutes and vibraphones, playing a hectic, repetitive pattern. Ah, a moment of silence between jams. We have returned to Bali sooner than expected. I was invited to sing…
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Blog Fifteen: They Are Not a Glum Lot
I’m sitting on a very comfortable mattress in the Westin St. Francis, on Union Square in San Francisco. SF is one of my favorite towns. Maybe my most favorite town in the US of A. I’m tagging along with Sue Ann, while she attends a business conference here. I love staying in nice hotels on…
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Blog Fourteen: Our Favorite Martian
On Friday morning, I found out that my girlfriend is forwarding to the next round of Mars One. The Mars One candidacy endeavor is choosing 24 (extra) ordinary citizens of the earth to colonize the red planet. The goal is set for ten years. Round Three has whittled its applicants down to 100 from over…
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Blog Thirteen: Melbourne, NJ
It seems with every blessing, there’s a counter lesson. For instance, yesterday I discovered someone pilfered my cash stash for New Zealand. I came abroad armed with many currencies. I’ve since learned that having less is more – even when it comes to travel money. I was feeling semi-violated, but also in awe of how…
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Blog Twelve: Bye Bye Benzos
I’ve been down for the count the last four or five days with a Balinese cold strain that has me semi bedridden. I’m on my way to an Esalon trained healer. As I walk up her street, there are chickens walking around and crowing. Talk about free range. The energy in Ubud is very high…
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Blog Eleven: Children of the Rice
On Sunday, an elephant sprayed me with a trunk full of water. Yes, that’s right. I was the unsuspecting spectator at a Safari park show in Toro, Bali, after a looong scoopy ride (that would be a tiny scooter) to what I thought was going be an elephant sanctuary. It was worth the effort just…
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Blog Ten: Sad Sharks
Don’t cha love the word sundries? I’m in a market similar to Whole Foods in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I think Malaysia should be called Mall-asia. Never have I seen so many shopping malls in such close proximity. Not even in Northern N.J. It is the fourth largest shopping capital in the world! Who knew? Kuala…
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Blog Nine: Belly Full of Benadryl
I had a mild coronary this morning during my search for cappuccino out here in Hat Yai. My heart attack wasn’t about my engine fuel – it was about the discovery of the crazy swarm of bumps on my left shoulder and trapezius muscle. Yesterday, while on our bus rides from Krabi to Hat Yai,…
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Blog Eight: Four Star Girl
I’m up at 5am today. There’s a lizard in the light fixture above my head and a handsome mountain behind the bungalow in front of me, about 35 feet away. The sun has just started her morning glow. My legs are wrapped in a cheap, white bath towel, and I’m wearing a netted bug shirt…
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Blog Seven: Can-Tops
“You have too much furniture on you” said Na, my rock climbing guide. He of course was referring to my ensemble. Straw hat, neck scarf, long pants, I do not look like your average climber. In fact, I’ve gotten more sun on this trip in a week then say the past five years. When I…
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