genkaku talks about praise: I like to praise things. It feels delightful. It feels good. It feels right. And I imagine other people have similar feelings. Of course, sometimes they can be pretty obnoxious about it — praising one god or another and insisting you do the same — but in general I like to… Continue reading of praise and other good things
Category: blogs of note
IT “artists”, ideas, creativity and therapy
as commented on earlier, creativity is certainly not limited to artists. or maybe it’s more that we need to enlarge our concept of who is an artist. these people here are IT/media artists. doc searls, the man who is sometimes credited for coining the statement “markets are conversations” started
alcohol and art
these last few days i’ve been listening to quite a few people talk about their experience with alcohol misuse, either through their own struggles or because of alcoholism among their loved ones. what is it about alcohol abuse that frightens us so? when i was younger, it was the strange and dangerous-seeming world that drunks… Continue reading alcohol and art
art that makes a difference
i’m dedicating november to the arts. for example, all the fireside chats this month will be about art that made a difference in our lives. so, readers, let’s hear it from you! tell me about works of art that made a difference in your life. is there a book that you want the whole world… Continue reading art that makes a difference
anger
i just realized that i haven’t mentioned hugo schwyzer’s blog in ages! well, it’s about time to see what he has to say. hugo is one of my blogging heroes. his posts are always interesting, insightful, well-balanced, well-thought-out. and i love how he is not afraid to jump with both feet into the battle between… Continue reading anger
september newsletter pt 3: blogging in vancouver
===================================== isabella mori’s september newsletter – article 3 ===================================== (this is part 3 of my september newsletter) blogging in vancouver if you’re curious about blogging in vancouver, join us at our next bloggers meeting on october 18 at century house on richard street (check the link for more info). we had lots of fun last… Continue reading september newsletter pt 3: blogging in vancouver
blogging and neuroscience
browsing through the eide neurolearning blog, which i follow because of my interest in learning disabilities (or “alternative learning”), i found a posting on “bloggers’ brains”. here is an excerpt, which i have supplemented with a few links. some of the things mentioned are a bit obvious but i found it interesting to look at… Continue reading blogging and neuroscience
breaking the chains of chain letters
this is another post about chain letters (you may remember one a few weeks ago about a petition type chain letter). i’d like to explain what i find disturbing about another type – the prayer chain letter. chain letters are a form of emotional extortion, mixing very positive sentiments with threats or at least manipulation.… Continue reading breaking the chains of chain letters
inspired by alcoholics
today i cruised the blogs of some alcoholics in recovery. i picked out some tasty morsels for you. these are real stories from real people who have gone through the black pain of alcoholism and are now accepting the sweet pain of recovery, of moving forward, one step at a time, day by day. they… Continue reading inspired by alcoholics
the mystery of anorexia blogs
today i thought i’d surf around for some blogs on anorexia. i was looking for active, relatively up-to-date blogs that would talk about the experience of living with or recovering from anorexia, or perhaps the experience of living with or caring about someone with anorexia. i thought it would be easy – it’s a well-known… Continue reading the mystery of anorexia blogs