Category: Early morning thoughts
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AI’s Ascendancy: Harmonizing Technological Flow with Taoist Wisdom Across Sectors
As we step deeper into 2026, artificial intelligence (AI) continues its inexorable rise, permeating every facet of society with transformative potential. From security fortifications to educational innovations, AI’s integration offers efficiency and insight, yet it surfaces profound challenges that demand mindful navigation. The Tao Te Ching urges us to “act without action” (wu wei), embracing…
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The duality of modern and primitive
I found a new to me band, Heilung, and have been chilling out to their tunes for the better part of a week now. They bill themselves as a pagan band and after seeing their live show I can say I agree. The deep bass of the drums, the chanting and Celtic throat singing really…
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There is no love in fear….
Listening to a little TOOL this morning and came across one of my favorite tracks. Pushit (Live) from the Salival album. It’s still not up on Spotify sadly I did find a YouTube upload to share. You can find it here. It is such a different song from the original that it really becomes its…
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Love and marriage love and marriage…
It’s T- about 6 hours till the civil union and I find myself reflecting on a few things. The first and foremost is just how different life has turned out for me than what I was told I would amount to (which was south of 0 according to some members of the family). I have…
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For love of a good woman
So I broke an old vow of mine last week, one that remained from my childhood. I swore early and often that I would never wed. Be it misguided nuance or a real sort of fear it is hard to state how unfair marriage is for men in the US. The deck is stacked against…
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Books and faces
Or when it’s healthy to put the politics down… I recently deactivated my personal Facebook account, largely for two reasons. 1) the politics are growing too extreme in my circle of friends that I fear what they might do with a centrist like me and 2) it’s just time to move on and open up…
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All I can think about is 2’s…
It has been a bit since my last post, a lot has happened and I am still digesting a lot of it as well. From family news to personal it has been a bit up and down, mostly on the downward swing of things, but as we must we endure. This blog may have found…
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Will you revive from the chaos in my mind?
Seems I struck a cord with myself in the previous post. After a conversation with a bearded badass regarding the last post got me thinking a bit more in depth. Then I heard this lyric and something shifted in my mind. As we grow we look towards our elders for many things. Our parents we…
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The strength of our fathers
Father’s Day is coming up and I stumbled upon a truth that I find uncomfortable. Physically, I am stronger than my father. It came up while working on a car but it struck me quite weird when he asked that I torque down a part for him. He is getting up there but that moment…
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Signed and Sealed in Blood
Today is a Murphys sort of day, Rose Tattoo currently playing. I am considering my next piece of ink, debating between a couple of options. It caused me to pause and reflect back upon my previous works and the how and why of each piece. I won’t go into all the details as some are…
The Half-assed Taoist 