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Watching the Ego Flicker

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education, experts, freedom, Life Style, manipulation of the american public, mindfulness, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, spirituality, truth

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Chiang Rei, Thailand Watching the Ego Flicker Validating either the mystical, the unconscious, or both, I began engaging...

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Kafka in Thailand

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absurdity, ecology, Franz Kafka, free speech, plastic water bottles, Thailand, The King and I, Yul Brynner

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books, education, General Disscusion, government, history, parenting, politics, truth

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Bangkok, Thailand Kafka in Thailand If Franz Kafka were still alive, he would love one specific absurdity about...

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Contrarian Contagion Vacation!

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education, experts, freedom, government, healthcare, manipulation of the american public, philosophy, politics, science, truth

Sunday, March 1, 2020 Krabi, Thailand Contrarian Contagion Vacation! Having been invited to lecture in Shenzhen, China on Feb 29, 2020, I...

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Covid-19 and the Concept of Truth

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consenting adults, coronavirus, covid-19, information, informed consent, openness, safety, Singapore, Southeast Asia, suspicion, Thailand, trust

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books, education, experts, freedom, General Disscusion, government, healthcare, manipulation of the american public, medicine, mental health, news, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, science, social media, truth

Singapore Thursday, February 27, 2020 Covid-19 and the Concept of Truth The threat of the cloud-like coronavirus-19, here and now in Singapore,...

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Lies From Lying Lawyers Hornets Nest

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attorneys, critical thinking, Donald Trump, Lamar Alexander, language is for lying, lawyers, loneliness, lying, Nietzsche, Senate, social media

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books, education, experts, freedom, General Disscusion, government, history, interpersonal relationships, manipulation of the american public, news, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, social media, truth

January 31, 2020 Washington, DC Lies From Lying Lawyers Hornets Nest Just blocks away, Senators debate whether or not to hear witnesses...

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Distraction from Distraction: More on Horror Vacui

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1936, Burnt Norton, Distraction, Four Quartets, gas clouds of opinions, Horror Vacui, Saul Bellow, TS Eliot

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Thursday, January 23, 2020 Pasadena, California Distraction from Distraction: More on Horror Vacui In response to an earlier posting on our terror...

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Dec

2019

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Are We Humans a Virus to the Earth?

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avoidance, call to ACTION, Climate change, climate emergency, denial, dissociation, environmental catastrophe, existential responsibility, global warming, IPCC report, Megapolis, Palm Springs, peril, production and consumption, protest, taking responsibility, values

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Sunday, December 29, 2019 Palm Springs, California Are We Humans a Virus to the Earth? After several days of escaping the city...

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Dec

2019

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Language is for Lying, Impeachment, and Russia

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Boris Berezovsky, corruption, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jesus, lies, normalcy of lies, propaganda, Putin, Roman Abramovich, Russia

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December 24, 2019 Pasadena, California Language is for Lying, Impeachment, and Russia The intense media coverage of last week’s impeachment hearings, not...

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2019

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Why Take A Magical, Mystery Tour?

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Baba Ram Dass, capitalism, consumer, Ego, Hallucinogens, LSD, Meaning, meditation, producer, Richard Alpert, spiritual materialism, STP

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books, education, freedom, General Disscusion, generations, government, history, interpersonal relationships, manipulation of the american public, mental health, mindfulness, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, spirituality, truth

Friday, December 6, 2019 Cayucos, California Why Take A Magical, Mystery Tour? Many reasons exist, but listening to old Baba Ram Dass...

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2019

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Seeking Truth: The Antidote to Message Manipulation

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apple pie, Fox News, impeachment, lies, propaganda, public relations, Russia, seeking truth, Soviet Union, Trump, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky

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Sunday, November 17, 2019 Glendale, California Seeking Truth: The Antidote to Message Manipulation Hardly an astonishing realization, the communication of TRUTH rarely...

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