Fascinating tales of my global wandering.
Today’s entry marks Helix day (http://www.thehelix.co.uk/) which is, coincidentally, today. The Helix is a development of the area where the Forth and Clyde Canal meets the River Carron. The Forth and Clyde Canal was constructed in the late 1700s to connect the Firth...
Why in the world would I want to create a blog? I have been asking myself that question a lot ever since my good friend Neil started putting together this web site for me. Maybe I should step back a bit. A few years ago it became possible to register .ca domain names...
What most people think of as a philosophical system is a collection of doctrines deliberately invented by an individual philosopher in the attempt to reduce the whole of his experience to private formulae. I do not believe that such things exist. What I find in the...
The Extraordinary Tale of Abigail F__ By Wayne Harrison Presenter's Preface The most interesting thing that I can say of myself is that I collect diaries. That is not much to brag of, I will admit. In the current circumstances however it is quite noteworthy as will...
What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind. Homer Simpson I have always approached any kind of academic/intellectual endeavour by trying to be organized. Instead of memorizing a bunch of facts that I will probably forget or mix up, I try to look for...