Archive for the “quote” category
Atticus Finch
by jh on May 10, 2012
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/05/the-hulk-on-mark-ruffalos-hulk.html#ixzz1uNWeJxRU “A TRUE MORALIST IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF ATTICUS FINCH.” Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird.
Kingdom of
by jh on April 27, 2012
I grew up being taught that there were two kinds of people in the world: people of the “kingdom of light” and people in the “kingdom of darkness”. via ThoughtCatalog – Secular alternatives to living a religious life Interesting! It (…)
I suppose
by jh on April 26, 2012
“I supposed this was one reason why people got married, to make a fiction that was tellable. It wasn’t just movies that couldn’t contain the full cast of characters — it was us. We had to winnow life down so (…)
Inspire
by jh on April 23, 2012
Watch these before reading further: Prometheus TED 2023 Prometheus David Videos that blew Jh’s mind off. AND that is quite a compliment. Jh is not impressed easily. =) The TED video was a lovingly detailed rendition of what TED might (…)
‘Siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell’
by jh on April 17, 2012
“The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and (…)
Lao-Tzu
by jh on March 23, 2012
“The master of the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He simply pursues his (…)
So many people shut up tight inside themselves like boxes would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them.
by jh on March 23, 2012
quote from Sylvia Path, a great poet. Just like a fantastic line from someone who would know me well. I find it so difficult to open up.
Random lines from a spree
by jh on March 14, 2012
Well, don’t read too much into it, kay. My battery is dying, 11% or so. I am a pensive and dour man. Others might gloriously “ride it” until their battery dies — ’til the black rectangle of the screen mimics (…)
“They warned me about sex in church when I was growing up…”
by jh on February 11, 2012
Yes that might be what they call clickbait for a title – something that entices you to click on it, sometimes deceptively. It wasn’t as bad as “How To Forget Paris“, that was the title of this piece, but it (…)
