Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Bad Songs
The other night at Bible Study Fellowship my mind jumped to a tangent from something that had been said in our lecture. I don’t recall what the statement was or what it was related to but I’m sure that it had almost nothing to do with the resulting tangent, which made it all the more…
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The Beautiful Letdown
It was a beautiful letdown When I crashed and burned When I found myself alone Unknown and hurt It was a beautiful letdown The day I knew That all the riches this world had to offer me Would never do In a world full of bitter pain And bitter doubts I was trying so hard…
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You can't go home again, so why leave?
When I was in high school most of my thoughts of graduation were focused on the fact that I would finally be able to move away from Indiana. I had big plans, I was going to go to college in Boston and after that move out to Los Angeles to work in a recording studio.…
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Another Golden Age of Television
I’ve never been a big fan of many television shows in general. Most generally the plotlines of the shows either weren’t very interesting or they weren’t intended to require long-term investment. Sure, there was CSI, Law & Order and a few other token shows that were known for their popularity, but other than the backstories…
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Bloggers in Richmond Indiana
I’ve had several people email me lately telling me that they found my website while looking for bloggers in the Richmond Indiana area. As recently as two years ago there were only a handful of us around here that even knew what a blog was much less actually have our own blogs. Now as the…
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Online communities hurting "real" communities?
I’ll admit it, I’m an extreme introvert. Not only am I uncomfortable in social settings, but I’ll usually go out of my way to aviod putting myself in such situations. It’s a psychosis that my wife, a textbook example of an extrovert, as well as most other extroverts just cannot fathom. Some would say that…
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More about the band geeks
They’ve been poked fun at many times in movies (and in high school halls). They’re the band geeks, and we’re a misunderstood bunch. Yes, band geeks are interested in things that most other high school students couldn’t care less about; marching, playing music, spending our entire summers AT THE SCHOOL, and most of all even…
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A Summer of Guilty Pleasures
It’s a tough life sometimes trying to conceal my guilty pleasures. The times when they come up are often fairly uncomfortable and make me feel inferior to my associates. There are worse things to enjoy, sure, but it’s the disdain with which most people hold my guilty pleasures that makes it so difficult. So, what…
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Introducing My Music!
I’ve been a musician since I was 12 years old and while my love for music doesn’t manifest itself in the same ways that it used to I have a deep-rooted appreciation and adoration for music that sometimes bubbles out of me if I suppress it too long. Now I’m ready to share this music…
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Journler: Great, free journal software for the Mac
Since April of this year I’ve been doing a lot of journaling. Something about hitting my mid-twenties (and sometimes forgetting things I never thought I would) has made me realize my need to keep track of the things that happen in my life. Obviously there are many apps out there that would allow me to…
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