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Forever Racing Against Time

June 22nd, 2024 Comments Off on Forever Racing Against Time

The futility of racing against time and the wisdom of a poet, philospher, essayist and novelist on the matter.

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Time to Get Back to Keeping Time Again

November 20th, 2021 Comments Off on Time to Get Back to Keeping Time Again

Asserting that it is time to start living again after COVID restrictions put life on hold.

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Off the Clock, But Forever on Time

August 4th, 2019 Comments Off on Off the Clock, But Forever on Time

Reflecting once again on the nature of time and how we each experience it.

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Confessions of a Hard-Core Clock Watcher

March 30th, 2019 Comments Off on Confessions of a Hard-Core Clock Watcher

A brief philosophical meander on the nature of time aided by Einstein and Thoreau.

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When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: Small Gemstones

June 10th, 2017 Comments Off on When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: Small Gemstones

Growing old gracefully by opting out of the endless race with time.

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Scratching the Itch of Time: An Existential Feather in the Wind

November 7th, 2015 Comments Off on Scratching the Itch of Time: An Existential Feather in the Wind

Grapping with the elusive quality of time and arriving at the conclusion that it can only be understood through metaphor.

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Random Act of Metaphor: Wind Turbine Alley

September 7th, 2014 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: Wind Turbine Alley

Finding a role model for my life in the most unusual of places.

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Clocks Ticking – Wheels Spinning – Memory Slipping

October 14th, 2012 Comments Off on Clocks Ticking – Wheels Spinning – Memory Slipping

My hypothesis on how and why we experience the concept of time differently in the 21st century – and what it does to our over taxed memory.

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Time Enough, But None to Spare

September 2nd, 2012 Comments Off on Time Enough, But None to Spare

We are slaves of the clock. But it need not be that way if we see time as a metaphor.

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Autumn Gold, Fire Alarms and Pillars That Endure

October 14th, 2011 Comments Off on Autumn Gold, Fire Alarms and Pillars That Endure

Learning to ride the waves of life and ground myself in those things that withstand the test of time.

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