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I thought of Bukowski again today.

We are Born like this Into this Into these carefully mad wars Into the sight of broken factory windows of emptiness Into bars where people no longer speak to each other Into fist fights that end as shootings and knifings … Continue reading

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I thought of Bukowski tonight.

If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on … Continue reading

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You get a number when I’m through with you.

There is much talk in many circles of abandoning the ego. How the ego is the root of all our suffering and the ego causes us to make so many of the bad choices that we make and the ego … Continue reading

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Considering the considerate and a consideration of douchebaggery: wordplay and power

A nun lived upstairs from me once. This is true. Ani Zamba was my neighbor for a year or so when I returned to Hong Kong after a couple of months spent realizing that I was not ready to come … Continue reading

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Bertrand Russell = BAMF

The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy – I mean that if you are happy you will be good. ~ Bertrand Russell So, … Continue reading

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