I had a limnal childhood. From my first overnight party in second grade, I became hooked on the magic of sleep-deprivation. Eventually, I grew older and I could no longer sustain the practice without the deficits far outweighing the benefits in terms of lost time, fatigue, and the like. But there [...]
Archive for February, 2008
When You’re Half Awake
Posted in late night on February 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »
We Have Our Third?: Dr. Hyatt is Dead. Long Live Dr. Hyatt
Posted in requiem on February 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Eight days ago and I missed the boat. I guess that means I’ve been off-line quite a bit. Living, anyone?
Allan Miller, a.k.a. Dr. Christopher S. Hyatt is dead. Long live Christopher S. Hyatt:
Alan R. Miller Scottsdale, AZ–Alan Miller, Ph.D., into eternity at 9:09 AM, February 9, 2008, after a heroic battle with cancer.
Alan was Born [...]
Holy Death in Threes and What To Do With These
Posted in Consciousness & Alternate Perception, Personal Speculation, but NOT The Big Something, mis-education vs. raw learning, pointing at The Big Something, positive aphoristics, pro-peace/pro-people on February 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I remember it said, by various people, of no more authority or wisdom than I, that people die in threes. Usually, I’ve heard that sort of thing out of the mouth of someone I worked with round about the end of the year after the death of a celebrity of some stripe. And [...]
Ol’ Saint Valentine
Posted in religious history on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In case this is new information to anyone, figured I’d share some information I found on ol’ Saint Valentine, he whose name now graces the day of chocolate consumption, floral industry profits, and, you know, love and hook ups.
The Catholic Encyclopedia online tells us that there were “at least three different St. Valentines, all of [...]
Old Thyme-y Crypticisms #5
Posted in Consciousness & Alternate Perception, everyday life, late night, pointing at The Big Something, provocative filler on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
DIS CLAY MER
Old Thyme-y Crypticisms are not intended to cure, eleviate or illuminate any spiritual, physical or existential maladies nor to provide love, money and ridiculous amounts of sex. Anecdotal accounts of their efficacy as a mouthwash, healing bath or hair tonic are neither verified nor countenanced.
Old Thyme-y Crypticisms are intended as a cure-ee-yo own-lee.
Brush [...]
Old Thyme-y Crypticisms #4
Posted in Consciousness & Alternate Perception, everyday life, late night, pointing at The Big Something on February 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
STAND-IN DISCLAIMER
Old Thyme-y Crypticisms are not intended to cure, eleviate or illuminate any spiritual, physical or existential maladies nor to provide love, money and ridiculous amounts of sex. They are meant neither to entertain nor to train, entrain or outertrain. They are not a train, a plane, or an automobile. They neither move nor are [...]
One Year Later
Posted in everyday life on February 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We’re now reflecting upon the one-year anniversary of this website. There have been ups and downs, both in our motivation and focus and in the direction of the content here. Where will we go from here?
Well, sometimes the answer to that lies in seeing where we began and going from there:
The dream of a boy [...]
Osama Found!
Posted in high weirdness on February 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Or, at least, Bizarro-Osama. He’s in Colombia, South America.
From Reuters:
Fernando Aguirre, locally known as Osama Bin Laden, patrols a slum in Bogota January 17, 2008. Aguirre, who claims to be the son of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, patrols the most dangerous slums of Bogota and lives from the contributions received from those [...]
