what does the word
‘delighted’ mean to you
that feeling of being
anything but blue
full of happiness, smiles and bliss
the sort of joy sealed with a kiss
aunties responding to the news
of new nieces and nephews Continue reading
Zen
Lost in Memories, Lost in Grief: Welcome to Zen Metal
If bands were alcoholic beverages My Silent Wake’s latest outing Lost in Memories, Lost in Grief would be a fine vintage of red: subtle, yet full bodied with a woody/smoky aftertaste, the grapes having been specifically picked from a glorious vineyard somewhere in the Tuscany region.
Lost in Memories, Lost in Grief doesn’t need to Continue reading
Zen vs. the Art of Consistency
Idle Zen vs. The Active Capitalist Agenda
Thoughts on Capitalism; an idea focused on nasty addiction to things like productivity, profit, progressive projections, promoting the private sector and persecuting the poor.
The Gome
Hello.
Some thoughts on the art of self-aggrandising today found abundantly even in our own homes thanks to social-media platforms that likewise act as though they should be given medals for providing a mute/hide/block option, oblivious to the fact the problem is the plethora with which it happens at all; that their presence in the first place is all the encouragement it needs and more.
Or maybe it’s just about failure:
Brigitte Bardon’t: Radio Songs – a Review
I’ve never written an album review before and start questioning volunteering to given this is a serious piece of work being released and I don’t know a single name given as inspiration in the accompanying review package notes: Continue reading
Zen and the Art of Atheist Meat Eating
People love giving themselves labels like ‘nice‘, but rarely have the same enthusiasm for being bedfellows with the implications.
Atheists say there is no contradiction in being so and moral.
But do they really consider what it is to be moral without God as original ethical catalyst? Continue reading
Zen and the Art of Holding Beer Properly
Not being able to hold one’s beer can be disastrous.
It can have a negative impact on social standing and reputation, even make a laughing stock of to whatever gender one likes to stick things in or have things stuck in by; maybe it’s a two-way street of insertions – it’s not for me to make judgements, cast any assertions. Continue reading
N. P. Ryan 