“Both rituals and telescopes are portals to the mysterious and to wonder,” ~Michael Kroth “I think everyone in every culture has felt a sense of awe and wonder looking at the sky. This is reflected throughout the world in both science and religion.” ~Carl Sagan, Varieties of Scientific Experience, p. 2 The vastness of a new … Continue reading Buh Bye 2017, Howdy 2018
Category: Profound Living
The History of Modern Art
"I look out the chair while eating my pillow. I open the wall, I walk with my ears. I have ten eyes to walk with and two fingers to look with. I put my head on the floor to sit down, I put my bottom on the ceiling. After eating the music box, I spread … Continue reading The History of Modern Art
How To Kill Time
"It's not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause. Jack Benny How To Kill Time Robert Benchley had a great career. You have to sift through all that IMDBness to find that his How to Sleep won an Academy Award which went to his producer. It is a bit of a shame since … Continue reading How To Kill Time
Christmas Morn, Mourn, and More’n
“One cannot imagine a world in which there is nothing but language and speech, but one can imagine a world where there is nothing but silence.’ ~Max Picard, The World of Silence, p. 17 It’s early Christmas morn. Silence. Dark throughout the house. Outside the slow crunch of four tires atop the fresh, soft, white … Continue reading Christmas Morn, Mourn, and More’n
The Family Blog
"It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you." Roald Dahl The Family Blog Here at the Profound Bartender, blogging with my brother is a lot of fun. It takes a certain conceit to put yourself out there and write, well, anything! Anyone who comes along might … Continue reading The Family Blog
Serious as Susan Sontag
"Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while." Ambrose Bierce Serious as Susan Sontag Living the profound life is serious business. It comes from a respect for the world around us. Respect for the craft, the lyric, the music, the food, the words, the painting, the conversation. Respect to give weight to … Continue reading Serious as Susan Sontag
Starting Out
So…I’m venturing into the world of blogging. I am a bit nervous about it, I can tell you. I’m mostly interested here in tossing some initial thoughts out to take the first step or two. To begin, here is a selection from Frank Laubach’s book, Letters by a modern mystic: excerpts from letters written to … Continue reading Starting Out
A Fan Boy For Life
"Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it." Robbie Coltrane A Fan Boy For Life Urban Dictionary: fanboi Someone who is hopelessly devoted to something and will like anything associated with their particular thing. In high school, my friends would buy the lastest album. We'd … Continue reading A Fan Boy For Life
The Profound Reader
"My days, my years, my life has seen up and downs, lights and darknesses. If I wrote only and continually of the 'light' and never mentioned the other, then as an artist, I would be a liar." Charles Bukowski The Profound Reader I love a good "pager turner" and reading a fast light-weight story. There … Continue reading The Profound Reader
The Profound Movie Critic
"Most of us do not consciously look at movies." Roger Ebert The Profound Movie Critic The idea of Profound Living has many facets. One is that the more known about an event, the greater the opportunity for a deeper experience. Cooks appreciate food on more levels than we mere consumers; and so on. Y'know, I … Continue reading The Profound Movie Critic
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