Mountain Minutes

philosophicalengineer: fritzbooks: poetry, theory, politics, philosophy – a collaborative workshop on civic forms with Lester Spence & others Objective:  To construct manifestos of civic identity for our time; to give some depth-discourse as antipode to the surface disrespect-course of the national sound-byte stage Description:  This two day think-in will bring together a number of well known poets, cultural critics, and thinkers both regionally and nationally to go take on the challenges to being political in Read more…

fritzbooks: poetry, theory, politics, philosophy – a collaborative workshop on civic forms with Lester Spence & others Objective:  To construct manifestos of civic identity for our time; to give some depth-discourse as antipode to the surface disrespect-course of the national sound-byte stage Description:  This two day think-in will bring together a number of well known poets, cultural critics, and thinkers both regionally and nationally to go take on the challenges to being political in our Read more…

“We often are taught to only focus outward in our lives. To devote our focus solely to the things outside of ourselves.” Philosophical Engineering “Well, I want to be a good person and help others.” I think that’s what he means. And is that a bad thing? “Which is perfect, my friend, but because of the traditional programming, we often neglect to help ourselves first.” This reminds me of the flight attendant’s speech as a Read more…

“OK, but I’m never going to be a professional athlete! I need to go pro in something other than sports at this point in my life.” Philosophical Engineering “And there are many ways for you to do that. You learned that there are twenty-six letters in the alphabet, twelve notes in music, and three primary colors. But look at what great authors have done designing textbooks and stories with those boring twenty-six letters. Look at Read more…