When the Rules Don't Work, Change Them

Thoughts on music, science, literature, nature, philosophy, politics and life in general.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The Promise and The Reliquary

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     Love is fire. Love is Creation and Destruction in harmony of form and purpose. The same strength of emotion which can offer resolve a...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Streets of Pyrite, Nickel Lining

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  In the past year or two, I have realized that my favorite places to shop-or simply browse-are quiet little stores that you often ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

A Dialogue of Flesh and Stone

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I come back to you now, at the turn of the year...      I'm borrowing from Gandalf on that one, but it truly has been almost a year ...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Listen on Four and Eight

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I hear a cadence in the air, a quiet whisper which grows from a slow heart-beating pulse, to a thunderous lilt. Music, knit from the fray...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Broconian Law

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     Recently, I was asked to elaborate upon the rules of conduct men follow when interacting with each other. Simply put, I was asked to ex...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

The Mandala and the Riddle of Worry

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     I consider myself a fairly level-headed individual, but sometimes, I catch my fears sending my thoughts to places I'd rather they l...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Hobbyists

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I've always been bothered by people who talk about wanting to learn a new skill, or start a new hobby...and then quit after a short time...
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Joarrun (pronounced "Your-in" is the sobriquet of a twenty-eight year old man who promises to play songs for shots of whiskey once he's learned how to play the acoustic guitar. To be honest, I started this blog because I hear people talking all the time about doing more with their lives, or of making changes for self-improvement. I thought that-rather than attempting to earn a reputation by fighting off entire families of rabid honey badgers (just one of those things by itself is terrifying!)-I would start small and organize my thoughts onto a blog where those who are interested in what I have to say will be able to follow my musings.
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