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Tag Archives: thoughts
On Remembering An Almost-Overdue Deadline For Work That Was My Idea, In The First Place – #poetry
What must be done, Must Be Done. I can procrastinate all I like, plumb the depths of my lazy rationalizations all I care to, excuse my inaction with a chock-full calendar… But what must be done, Must Be Done. It’s … Continue reading
Question: Can Neuroscience Inform Everyday Life? The “Translation Problem” – Neuroskeptic
A new paper asks why neuroscience hasn’t had more “impact on our daily lives.” The article, Neuroscience and everyday life: facing the translation problem, comes from Dutch researchers Jolien C. Francken and Marc Slors. It’s a thought-provoking piece, but it … Continue reading
Posted in neurobiology, neuroscience, philosophy, science, symbolism, writing
Tagged #BelovedDistance, applied neuroscience, author, Beloved Distance, book, everyday life, life, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, philosophy, popular science, thoughts, women in philosophy, work, writing
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What’s wrong with this picture?
So, you get yourself a “banana hanger”. One of those inventions that holds your bananas off the counter — maybe so they ripen more evenly? And it’s fine. It works great. You get a lot of use out of it. … Continue reading
All this drama
So, the 21st century dumpster fire continues. All I have to do is go over to Google News to find out what else we’re doing to ourselves, these days. And I say “what we’re doing to ourselves” – not “what … Continue reading
Posted in books, justice, philosophy, politics, writing
Tagged 21st century, biochemistry, current events, dumpster fire, life, neurology, neuron, perception, philosophy, synapse, thinking, thoughts, writing
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Fecund/Fallow – a #poem of balance
Fecund/Fallow I am searching for poetics between jobs. Like a displaced, untenured professor, cast adrift by budget cuts at the local community college, I languish amid my books, scanning the want ads, knowing I can do better, I must do … Continue reading
Posted in books, poetry, women, writing
Tagged change, courage, determination, hope, inspiration, life, motivation, poetry, thoughts, writing
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If no one else did – a #poem of passing through
If no one else did, I saw you. Trapped in a car turned on its head, the hood sucked into itself, the front wheels hanging crazy like palsied fists of a punchy, cauliflower-eared worn-out boxer, with two firemen wedged in … Continue reading
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Tagged change, courage, determination, hope, inspiration, life, motivation, poetry, thoughts, writing
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Firewater – a #poem of retrospective hope
Firewater Days of showers, weeks of rain. When it first comes, we’re taken by surprise. Didn’t anyone tell the sky this is the worst drought in 50 years? Days of showers, weeks of rain. the only consolation of running laundry … Continue reading
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Tagged change, courage, determination, hope, inspiration, life, motivation, poetry, thoughts, writing
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Steam, not Smoke – a #poem of waking
Steam, not Smoke Now the rains have come and there’s’ no threat of wildfire for another year, at least, provided they stay. May the rains stay. Coffee cup in hand, I linger over the steam rising from my reflection-in-brown, and … Continue reading
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Tagged change, courage, determination, hope, inspiration, life, motivation, poetry, thoughts, writing
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I once had a friend who drew… – a #poem of a different kind of art
I once had a friend who drew faces for dollar bills for a living. She said it was more challenging than most people realized and more rewarding. And I wondered if I ever saw her work, or if she only … Continue reading
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Tagged change, courage, determination, hope, inspiration, life, motivation, poetry, thoughts, writing
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