Category Archives: bukwerming

ayn rand’s atlas shrugged

i came across a phenomenal author about 2 years ago, ayn rand. my sister had one of rand’s books with her when she last flew back here for the holidays, but barely had time to read the book. her hands … Continue reading

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plato’s symposium

according to Plato’s Symposium, in the beginning everyone was born with both the male and female genitals. all people were in essence hermaphrodites. however, we were punished by the gods (for something i can’t really recall anymore) and were split into … Continue reading

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highs and lows

an excerpt from time magazine (feb 28 issue): “what you remember of an experience is particularly influenced by the emotional high and low points and by how it ends. so, if you were to ramdomly beep someone on vacation in … Continue reading

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something i find useful

i read an article some months ago about elizabeth kübler-ross. we were on our way home from the airport, and because it was a long drive back, i had to read something to keep my mind occupied. anyway, back to the article. it was … Continue reading

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