Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Casting Troubles Into the Sky
The Boyfriend is struggling with something right now. The disappointment and sadness was apparent throughout our call last night. It was so difficult to be on the phone and hear the despondency in his voice knowing there was nothing I could do to take the unhappiness away. Most people recognize they can’t fix the problem…
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Naked Boy in a Suit
Today’s guest writer is Brahm from alfred lives here. Full disclosure: I fell in love with Alfred, the adorable dog-child of Brahm, first. It was inevitable that I would also fall for the writer though. He is a talented writer and a great guy. Funny is an understatement in describing him too. After you read…
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Teaching Kids Not to Hate
While other young kids were having Pat the Bunny read to them by their mothers, I was teaching my kids bad words. I felt it was important to learn them, but more essential, learn not to use them. The first two they learned were the “h-word” and “s-word.” But the words I am alluding to are not what…
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A Pain-Free Anti-Aging Solution
Aging isn’t an all-consuming concern of mine, but I can’t say that looking younger isn’t important to me. It would be hypocritical to do so while admitting I color my hair to hide gray or that I have quite an elaborate anti-aging cream regimen as well.The idea of doing anything painful to myself to look…
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Google + Doodle = Distraction (and awesomeness)
I have always thought the coolest job in the world is a position as a Google doodler. What’s that? You don’t know what a doodler is? I will explain. A team of artists who create Google doodles for the homepage have the official title of doodlers. These doodlers get to work for a great company…
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Love Shining Brightly
Considering two weeks before I met The Boyfriend I declared I was never dating again, this relationship was unexpected. It’s not just about the surprise of finding myself in a relationship right after embracing spinsterhood though. Everything about this relationship continues to be different from anything I could have imagined. One amazing fact is the…
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