Monthly Archives: September 2019

Physical Universe

Organic world
Dynamic reality
Fundamental nature

The Spinozan concept of mind and matter as different modes of a single more basic substance comes alive during a walk on the beach. In observing the phenomena of change within a consistent matrix, harmony with an external existence can be internally developed.

“Matter is a philosophical category denoting the objective reality which is given to man by his sensations, and which is copied, photographed and reflected by our sensations, while existing independently of them.” – Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

Nearer Destination

Things might have been
Summer dreamstate
Sure of itself

The conditions of experience explain why objects appear to have particular properties. Thus appearances are epistemologically fundamental to explaining experience. Philosophical theorizing about perception also involves the observation that things are not always as they appear. Of course, an experienced illusion is a specific manifestation and in this regard illusions exist.

“The universal reality of all relative existence is something else; therefore, it is like an illusion.” – Thubten Yeshe

Desired Accumulation

Recruit new material
Wind speed differential
Settling of sand

Human intervention of natural forces are on display along the coastal interface. Anthropocentric compromises to our environment make it impossible to experience nature on her own terms. Effective environmentalism must not pander to human-centric concerns.

“Through time the straight-conventional wood and perpendicular-wood fence treatments had consistently higher sand accumulation values compared to unfenced controls.” – Deborah L. Miller

Actual Distance

Freedom fascination
Recourse to nothing
Outside itself

Shifting phantasms are thrown on the far side of the shopping arcade, as headlights move across the expanse. Discursive geographies of transition are part of a dialectic of space in a broader interrogation of linear progression.

“Only if the image is beyond not only the reality which it negates but also the imaginative consciousness which intends it can one account for the fact that one is free and fascinated at the same time — that is, aware that the image is not real while behaving as if it were.” – Richard Kearney

Expansive

Barren area
Billowing sand dune
Processes of denudation

Inhospitable places provide a sense of something intimate in the unsympathetic. Feeling intimacy augments meaning attributed to existence.

“The immense desert, empty as a bird’s wing, inspired him with promise.” – Mike Bond

Coffeehouse Blues

Order at the bar
Information exchange
High-yield espresso

Potential profit is limited by a bottleneck of exchange capacity. The barista is a dexterous position that demands knowledge of the elaborate drinks being concocted, a judicious proficiency with some specialized equipment, and an affable customer service expertise.

“Mama got mad at papa ’cause he didn’t bring no coffee home.” – Lightnin’ Hopkins

Land Sea Connection

Coastal waters
Physical factors
Intrinsic value

When enveloped in certain atmospheric conditions, the richness of the real spontaneously merges with imaginative appreciation. The existence of existence is wondrous.

“The main attraction in Corolla still remains the expansive, wide beaches of finely textured sand and clean rolling surf.” – Elaine Breiholz

Oceanfront Predilection

Driving along
Getting mesmerized
Plenty more to do

Aesthetic inclination exists as a subjective experience remaining as an elusive presence, available whenever the mood strikes. Beyond the literally empirical, imagination is devoid of precise intentionality.

“The Imaginary Order includes the field of phantasies and images.” – Jacques Lacan

Live Oak

Stretching limbs
Secrets to divulge
Deciduous evergreen

Curious and impressive in appearance, the Outer Banks barrier islands are home to many live oaks. Draping low with twisted limbs and rugged bark, they flourish in the inexorable maritime forest conditions.

“Steadfastly spreading their limbs, they twist and turn to get the most fortuitous sunlight and find their place on this sometimes harsh and unpredictable island.” – Rita Thiel

E.B. Brown

Pot belly stove
Hardwood floor
Iron by hand

E. B. Brown first opened a Sedalia blacksmith shop in 1918 and moved to this expanded structure in 1930. There are not many craftsman who still fabricate objects out of iron by hot and cold forging on an anvil.

“If practice makes perfect and perfection is impossible, why practice?” – Joe Don Looney

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