Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Smarter than Smokie
Regular readers will know that I am travelling at the moment. Yesterday, Lady Devotea and I celebrated 25 years of marriage. We met when I was 19, we’ve been inseparable ever since. We moved in together a few weeks after that, and we married almost exactly two years later. And yesterday was a remarkable day.…
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
This morning I did something that will make you all wince, but luckily, there was a shot at redemption. Background: 6 hours sleep in 48. I don’t sleep much – usually from midnight to 5 or 5:30, it’s enough. I’ve got this personality where I’m incredibly immune to stress and worry. I can push it…
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Carry On Up The Spout
Dear Mount Barker Council This is a difficult letter for me to write. Mainly because of etiquette or a sense of fairness. You see, this is an open letter. As well as writing it to you, I am publishing it on my blog “The Devotea’s Tea Spouts” at teatra.de , possibly the world’s most influential…
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