Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Roderick T. Long. I’m torn by your comments. On the one hand, I feel as though they speak for themselves, and a response would ruin their poignancy and gravity. On the other hand, they so perfectly illustrate what I’ve been tryi…

In reply to montinnj3373. This is beautiful. Thank you. Flathead Indian Reservation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flathead_Indian_Reservation LikeLike

In reply to montinnj3373. I stand corrected! I had no idea. The thought of Barbara as Batgirl…not quite sure how to end that sentence. LikeLike

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Another example: the last time I saw her, she’d been fairly unresponsive during my visit, but as I went to leave I leaned down and kissed her, and suddenly she lit up, and said “A kiss! It’s Christmas i…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. “at her most delusional she was often highly articulate” For example, at one point, while lying down, she was convinced that she was standing up. When I tried to bring her some water, she perceived the glass o…

Barabra asked to come to her class one time and talk about my experience living of the Flathead reservation and the music and dancing I experienced there, so I dedicated this song to her: https://youtu.be/qwcM9NPWWtc LikeLiked by 1 person

During the last month of her life, my mother was in isolation for a C. diff. infection. A nurse told me frankly that the C. diff. was iatrogenic. Yet on her death certificate there was no mention of C. diff.; the cause of death was listed as Alzheime…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. She knew. Barabra, Terry and I would frequently sit together at faculty meetings. I would call Batgirl sometimes. LikeLiked by 1 person

I get the need (I suppose) to see the bright side of things as expressed in this article I just saw on LinkedIn, especially after the misery of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospital workers did great things during the pandemic, and can be justifiably proud about the good they did. But I wish I had thirty…

I just read the Jesse Walker piece, which I also hadn’t read before. It’s interesting, but I don’t know how much mileage Koch-libertarians can get out of it. Yes, the Koch brothers funded some left-wing causes, but once you advocate t…