In the book Communication as Culture by James W. Carey the author proclaims, “Communication is a symbolic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired and transformed.” The statement is quite striking to the intellectual senses. It assaults our superficial acceptance that the world we experience through our senses is not indeed reality. It … Read More “Invasion of the Protanomaly” »
Month: May 2007
Blogging is a channel for communication. Why do we communicate and what is communication anyway? I found my own answers and that of Dictionary.com to be dry and without verve. Thus I trekked to my bookshelf and dug deep in the archives and pulled out the book, “Communication as culture.” The title was titillating and … Read More “Why I Blog?” »
I began my ordeal all for the want of the use of five minus read and write digital versatile disc (DVD-RW). You must understand I am not preternaturally obsessed with minimalism as is my enlighten sonofapigfarmer friend Lance. I am however heavily influenced by his and my wife’s own desire to conserve. But … Read More “Linux log part duex” »
Spelling words wrong can land you as number one in the world of Google search. In an early blog entry I wrote the word pragmist. It is actually spelled pragmatist. Faithful Google indexed my site in lickety (index that one Google) and put me as the number one source for Pragmist. I’ve since change the origional … Read More “Google Pragmist” »
It is without a doubt that each generation criticizes that of the previous. Our strength as a new generation is oft not understood as being based on that of the past. We rail against the misogamy, bigotry and brutality of our forefathers through the narrow focused lens of our brief existence. I’ve often excoriated management … Read More “Memorializing the Blue Hairs” »
I am writer, reader and philosopher. What I am not is a music listener, lover and connoisseur.  I don’t understand the delight in going to concerts; I can’t fathom the reason to don a t-shirt proclaiming my undying adoration to the Thriller tour.  It is not that I don’t like music, I do. It just … Read More “Don't listen to Music” »
I am writer, reader and philosopher. What I am not is a music listener, lover and connoisseur. I don’t understand the delight in going to concerts; I can’t fathom the reason to don a t-shirt proclaiming my undying adoration to the Thriller tour. It is not that I don’t like music, I do. It just … Read More “Don’t listen to Music” »
I am writer, reader and philosopher. What I am not is a music listener, lover and connoisseur. I don’t understand the delight in going to concerts; I can’t fathom the reason to don a t-shirt proclaiming my undying adoration to the Thriller tour. It is not that I don’t like music, I do. It just … Read More “Don’t listen to Music” »
“Software products and services simply haven’t yet been ideal for improving communication patterns.” The part cynic in means says, “Hell ya!” however the pragmatist in me kind of wonders what they are smoking.  I guess the word ideal gives them a whole hell a lot of room to wiggle but seriously, “What?” I could just … Read More “Burton Say's what?” »
“Software products and services simply haven’t yet been ideal for improving communication patterns.” The part cynic in means says, “Hell ya!” however the pragmatist in me kind of wonders what they are smoking. I guess the word ideal gives them a whole hell a lot of room to wiggle but seriously, “What?” I could just … Read More “Burton Say’s what?” »