Lessons for the Day |
A couple of lessons I was reminded of today: 1. If an ideal solution to a pressing problem is either unachievable or unlikely, a half-assed solution is vastly preferable to none at all. 2. I...
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:49:00 PST |
Collateral Manson Damage |
If you enjoy being spammed with random friend requests from every cross-dressing goth-punk-numetal 'musician' on the planet, may I suggest a quick trip to Marilyn Manson's Myspace profile? Leaving eve...
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:29:00 PST |
Metaphor for Reality |
Some days, I feel like a 150 watt light fixture, loaded with a 15 watt light bulb, trying to light up a 500,000 square foot aircraft hanger.
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 11:13:00 PST |
No Change, Little Chance |
This week, I have not been the change I want to see in the world. In fact, I haven't even been very successful at being the change I want to see in my world. This week, I could perhaps claim with ...
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Sat, 05 May 2007 09:48:00 PST |
Failures of Word or Will |
Do you ever find that certain turns of phrase seem to lose all meaning in your life? That a particular few linguistic constructs and the thoughtforms that go with them become as inert and pointless to...
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:17:00 PST |
Ten Ways to Become Who You Are Not |
1. Judge yourself by what you think about your aspirations, your responsibilities, and your acquaintances, not by what you actually do in relation to any of these things. 2. Start believing wha...
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:07:00 PST |
A Question of Repetition |
Sometimes I think our lives are about the seemingly endless repetition of certain scenarios or certain perhaps insoluble problems. We struggle with these Gordian knots, these recurring Nemeses, not ov...
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:21:00 PST |
New Uses for Old Thought Experiments |
I've often wished for the magical ability to capture and preserve the full contents of my own mind during a particular moment in time, to be able to store with perfect fidelity a certain personal...
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:37:00 PST |
Broken Theories of Change |
Incrementalism is a myth. Catastrophism is a myth. Or rather, either single theory represents a total falsehood. The aphorism of 'one step at a time' is an excuse for endorsing change so slow that it...
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Sat, 12 Nov 2005 10:16:00 PST |
The Indefinite Half-Lives of Ghosts |
There is no timeline for loss, no predictable scale by which to measure one's experience of bereavement. Bodies decompose according to biological rules, buildings collapse according to observable...
Posted by Ken Fasimpaur on Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:47:00 PST |
