FosterCarmichael

I am writing as I sit on my porch on a beautiful March evening. My back porch is not a pretty one (for some reason it has is carpeted?) but the experience of sitting in the low-light glow of solar powered bulbs and swaying gently on the wooden swing is as beautiful as it would be on any other porch. I've been reading the posthumous work of Alan Watts, a collection of his radio talks summarized in a book titled "The Tao of Philosophy". Many people have qualms with Watts and I am among the many,...

Hello all! I am writing from my porch again! It has become my preferred spot for sitting and observing a world worth loving. My porch is a mess, by the way. It has cigarette filters from my roommate that doesn't know how to throw them away. and several couches degraded by the elements of east Nashville weather. Despite this, it is a holy place. Stratus Clouds loom overhead today as if they've asked you something and are waiting to be given an answer. The local bird population is completely i...

"If you want to be good at life, you need to be able to face the unknown and go for it." Dr Alok Kanojia I have been backing up my laptop. When this (lengthy) process is finished, I will be wiping it. I've been a Microsoft Windows user since the 7th grade; I learned to program in batch and my love of computers was supported by the accessible complexity of the Windows operating system. For a variety of reasons, mostly security/privacy oriented, I'm no longer a fan of Microsoft or its bloated...