Perils of Nostalgia Part Ia : Looking at East Egg

Posted by on August 29, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Nostalgia Photograph One

This weekend I played dress up and took some pictures to go with the first of my essays on nostalgia. It’s not the craziest thing to happen when I’m wandering around in a post-call daze. It’s funny how destiny works though. Just a couple of days ago when I took these I was looking across [...]

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Why do we have to look like this?

Posted by on July 16, 2012 · 5 Comments 

"Now the questions that come to mind. Where is this place and when is it, what kind of world where ugliness is the norm and beauty the deviation from that norm? The answer is, it doesn't make a difference. Because the old saying is true. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, in this year or a hundred years hence, on this planet or wherever there is human life, perhaps out among the stars. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Lesson to be learned - in the Twilight Zone."

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.” -Henry David Thoreau, 1854 Trying to pick a favorite Twilight Zone episode is a bit like trying to pick your favorite flavor of ice cream – impossible, but an enjoyable excuse to go back and revisit all of the contenders. [...]

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