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Category Archives: Archive 2007-2009
How Beautiful Are They
In other news: the essay I wrote for the Mount Haemus event is now available on the OBOD web site. Have a look: http://druidry.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=PagEd&file=index&topic_id=1&page_id=158
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Surprises
This week I’ve had a number of surprises. – I find that I’m teaching one of my courses in War Memorial Hall, one of the really classy and beautiful buildings on the U of G campus. – The driver of … Continue reading
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The passing of Deo’s Shadow
Some of you may have noted that Deo’s Shadow Podcast, once the most popular pagan podcast on the entire internet, has been discontinued by its hosts. Deo presents his reasons here.
New words for the new year
Inspired by the episode of “Black Adder” in which our hero attempts to write a new dictionary, and by the music of “Mythodea” by Vangelis, and “Adeimus” by Karl Jenkins, and other choral musics that are sung in invented languages.
A letter from a retired WLU politics prof.
The following open letter, forwarded to me by a friend via facebook, is written by a retired professor of political science at Wilfred Laurier University. This seems to me the most sane and rational examination of the circumstance from the … Continue reading
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How to fight bad books.
A number of bloggers who I read once in a while have been discussing a book called Lebor Feasa Runda. The possessor of this book, Stephen Akins, claims it is an ancient Celtic manuscript which describes Druidic ideas from before … Continue reading
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McCain’s America, Obama’s America
My thoughts and responses concerning the election of Barack Obama.
Feminism and the Prisoner’s Dilemma
In response to a note by bluewavedruid, which you can read here: http://bluewavedruid.livejournal.com/76373.html which was a response to a note of mine, which you can read here: http://northwestpass.livejournal.com/64833.html I present a further response.
A debate concerning Relativism
It’s a saturday night in Da Hammer, and if I was a normal hetero male of my generation, I’d be out bar-hopping right now. But I’m evidently not, since I’m at home trying to write a book about environmental philosophy. … Continue reading
Time Bandits
Last night I settled in front of my computer in a more comfortable chair, and tuned my browser to YouTube, where someone had posted the entire film, “Time Bandits”, in twelve segments of ten minutes each. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=J4z_xEmPMAw This was one … Continue reading
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