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2017-03-27T18:36:57-04:00

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Zen And The Art Of…Obeying The Rules?

Last updated on: March 27, 2017 at 6:36 pm By Tom Swiss

To some extent, “stability” means “resistance to change". To change an unjust system you may need to create some instability -- some holy chaos. Read more

Culture

Ethics, Virtue, and Right Living

2017-03-23T01:37:04-04:00

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Bad Maps, Say His Name, And Stopping A Street Fight

Last updated on: March 23, 2017 at 1:37 am By Tom Swiss

Our usual mid-week selection of quick takes. Bad Maps: Gall-Peters is no cartographic hero Breathless news stories this week described how Boston’s adoption of the Gall-Peters projection of the world map over the Mercator one would correct “500 years of distortion” [The Guardian] and how its introduction was “blowing [student’s] minds”. [Boing Boing] Please. Yes, the Mercator grossly distorts the sizes of nations, making those farther from the equator (the US, Canada, Europe, Russia) seem bigger than those nearer (e.g.,... Read more

Culture

Ethics, Virtue, and Right Living

2017-03-20T22:31:02-04:00

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“Walking the Dog in the Equinox Twilight” (Poem, “52 Make-Up” Week 11)

Last updated on: March 20, 2017 at 10:31 pm By Tom Swiss

I'm going to try to show something about revision, and how a rough bunch of words can start to be formed into something poetic. So you're going to get two versions of some equinox reflections. Read more

2017-03-19T11:24:46-04:00

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Chuck Berry And My Dad

Last updated on: March 19, 2017 at 11:24 am By Tom Swiss

Every close relationship has moments of magic. They might be soap bubble fragile, so ephemeral that they can't be spoken of, and you might wonder if you're the only one carrying them in your heart. But still, they are there, part of the warp and woof of your life. Read more

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2017-03-16T00:42:00-04:00

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Dirty Fighting, The Normalization of Disease, And Privacy Sold Separately

Last updated on: March 16, 2017 at 12:42 am By Tom Swiss

Presented for your consideration, our usual Wednesday round of three stories I found interesting this past week. Read more

2017-03-13T16:57:18-04:00

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“Blue And Gold” (Digital Art, “52 Makeup” Week 10)

Last updated on: March 13, 2017 at 4:57 pm By Tom Swiss

By controlling focus and illumination -- and aren't those very words suggestive -- photography can help remind us of the "suchness" of things. Read more

2017-03-12T20:46:17-04:00

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“Sarasvati” (Song, “52 Makeup” Week 9)

Last updated on: March 12, 2017 at 8:46 pm By Tom Swiss

This is the first time I've written anything along the lines of a chant or hymn to a deity. I could go on about Sarasvati and her Japanese avatar Benzaiten, but I should probably just let the song speak for itself -- or fail to do so, as you may judge. Read more

2017-03-09T01:32:39-04:00

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Putting It Down, Butt-Kicking Girls, and The Return of Samurai Jack

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 1:32 am By Tom Swiss

Speaking of martial arts, one of the great fictional martial arts heroes is about to return. Samurai Jack, last seen in 2004, is about to return for a fifth and final season. Read more

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Samurai Jack

2017-03-02T01:11:05-04:00

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March Blooms, Antisemitism, And Seven Pillars Of Wisdom

Last updated on: March 2, 2017 at 1:11 am By Tom Swiss

Welcome to another Random Wednesday here on The Zen Pagan. Today’s episode is being written from the employee lounge of an undisclosed spa in Columbia, Maryland, where I recently picked up a weekly massage shift. There will usually be some writing time in between clients, so, here’s to a new way of doing things. March Blooms I like spring as much as anyone. More, perhaps; I hate the cold, get a little seasonally disturbed affect from the dark, and in... Read more

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom

2017-03-01T01:47:52-04:00

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“Did it taste the same?” (Poem, “52 Makeup” Week 8)

Last updated on: March 1, 2017 at 1:47 am By Tom Swiss

The scent of the alarm The sound of a hot pepper The taste of a pencil-point breaking Read more

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