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August 2009

Shadow side of social media

August 21, 2009

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This subject can be approached from many directions. On the individual level people can explore their shadow sides by creating online identities which are alter ego’s that provide a veil of anonymity allowing for a wider range of behaviors. A less intended, but a more common experience occurs when the [...]

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Getting Imaginal

August 21, 2009

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The word imaginal was coined by the French philosopher and theologian Henry Corbin last century. It continues to find currency in Jungian as well as poetic circles.  While the implications of the world view that admit an imaginal are wide ranging, for the individual it always comes down to the issue of [...]

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Arts and Crafts IV

August 21, 2009

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The forth installment of a discussion Richard and Judith Reeve shared concerning the philosophy of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement.  [podcast]http://ia311038.us.archive.org/1/items/TheReservoirPodcastEpisode4/ArtsandcraftsIV.mp3[/podcast]
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Feeding the Needs

August 20, 2009

In most fields the concept is professional development. Take a seminar or attend a conference and get an overview of developments in any given field, or focus in on a specific topic so that you gain a new level of expertise.
I’ve attended quite a few of events relating to social media and the new [...]

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Weeds Are an Illusion

August 20, 2009

Weeds are many things, including big business. In fact, when I think of all the lawn care contractors driving through suburbia with pickup trucks full of chemicals, weeds make good small business as well.
But the label weed says nothing about the plants wearing it (except perhaps that these plants tend to have an invasive [...]

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…and so it begins

August 19, 2009

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Today was our son’s first organized sports practice. He’s joined a American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) team. It struck me as wonderful progress that a parent pledge was passed out by the coach at the first practice.
While I was signing the form, memories from many years ago of certain [...]

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Gifts from WP

August 19, 2009

Amazing. This past weekend I posted twice about my challenges posting to the blogs from my BlackBerry, especially when wanting to include a photo.
Then today I stumbled upon the new app which the folks at WP have released. What’s neat is that you can be creating your post and then take a picture [...]

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Arts and Crafts III

August 18, 2009

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In the third part of this discussion of the philosophy behind the Arts and Crafts movement, Richard and Judith Reeve discuss the value of making things for the home and yard oneself, even if the results are less than perfect.
[podcast]http://ia301504.us.archive.org/2/items/TheReservoirPodcastEpisode3/ArtsandcraftsIII.mp3[/podcast]
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Intuition is more than a hunch

August 17, 2009

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“In so far as intuition is a “hunch” it is not a product of a voluntary act; it is rather an involuntary event, which depends on different external and internal circumstances instead of an act of judgment.  Intuition is more like sense perception…” Carl Jung, Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams, [...]

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Live from the garden

August 16, 2009

It’s a down year in the garden.  The garlic and tomatoes (not sure how we missed the blight) are doing ok, but other than that, not much.  The herbs are coming along though and with years like this one, when there will be no apples or squash, the test is to make use of [...]

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