Monthly Archives: March 2012

Stop cursing the darkness by turning on your mind!

I’m in the midst of writing a book in defense of the human mind. I keep calling it an essay or a treatise, but by now I realize, to my chagrin, that it’s going to turn out to be a … Continue reading

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Q: If a man goes dancing with a Dancing Bear, what, would you suppose, is his first name?

A: Claude. It’s a Fathertongue joke. You can run it by any young kids you may know to see if they have graduated to childhood. A child would have to understand Fathertongue to get the joke — to swap the … Continue reading

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Egoism in action: The face of Splendor…

My friend Jim Klein fingered this video this morning: Forget the context. It doesn’t matter. What I want for you to see is that young man’s face just as he finishes playing. This is the face of Splendor. This is … Continue reading

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The purpose of civilization…

[I’m pulling this over from BloodhoundBlog from 2007. The back-story is the tragic death of a young father. –GSS] I make my living as a hard-headed, practical man, but I live in a very abstract world. Because of the Anglin … Continue reading

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From The Unfallen: “When there’s nothing you can do, do nothing.”

This is from my book, The Unfallen. Click on the link to download the whole book. That night when Gwen was undressing, she read the card Winnie had given her. It was an M.I.T. business card with Winnie’s home address … Continue reading

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I write as a writer: There has never been satire as concise and perfect as South Park by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

To say anything is to block their light: Reverse CowgirlGet More: SOUTHPARKClyde Donovan,Randy Marsh,more… Simply brilliant. Pitch-perfect at every tone. What of our art will survive us? Almost nothing. But South Park will. As another guy said, their stories are … Continue reading

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Forget multiple orgasms. Any woman should be able to come instantaneously and continuously — if she learns how.

Prepending further notice: I have not been back to this project for a few months, and I don’t know when I’ll get back to it. Everyone’s money has been refunded, and I’ll probably do something very different when I get … Continue reading

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