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Words Of A Genuine Shaman-Type….

September 13, 2026

I don’t usually quote at such length, but I’ve been returning to the following passage again and again since first …

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Old Men And Women….

September 12, 2026

“Could by any chance culture be the meaning and purpose of the second half of life?”—Carl Jung, as quoted from …

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The Plight Of The Struggling Artist….

September 11, 2026

This is from a response I wrote yesterday, with adaptations, to a comment I received from—with apologies Mame—a compassionate soul …

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“Bonjour….”

July 25, 2026

  I ride the elevator to my new eighth floor apartment and I cannot help noticing that there is a …

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“Act Your Age!”….

July 20, 2026

  “Instead of intelligently instructing and quietly influencing, people now strew seeds and weeds together indiscriminately on all sides; no …

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Open For Business (Life) Again!….

June 8, 2026

The Cafe’s been closed for over a year now. However, yesterday I renewed my omphaloscafe.com domain for another year so …

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Ticktock Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick…..

March 7, 2025

  I am standing on the Montreal Metro, our subway, and 80% of the riders are on their phones. I …

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A Portrait of the Artist…. Sort Of….

December 20, 2017

Tackling, or ‘studying’ A Portrait again, probably after doing so long ago in some literature class at school? Why not …

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A Strange, Flowing Place….

September 7, 2016

Spent time yesterday watching YouTube videos featuring guys (and they’re mostly guys) like Eckhart Tolle and Deepak Chopra, others too …

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Corroborative Quotes….And the Updated Four Noble Truths

June 27, 2016

Let the quotes speak for themselves. Last post I had the temerity to offer an updated for the modern era …

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