Category Archives: The Mad Ones

The only ones for me are the mad ones…

heartless – The Fray


In the night, I hear them talk the coldest story ever told. Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul. Heartless by Kanye West In the night, I hear them talk the coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this … Continue reading

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hierarchy as destructive force within the human psyche


Maybe baboon society and human society ain’t that different – both have a similar hierarchy that operates by dominance by aggressive few at the top who get to dump their stress onto those below. “Every male knows where he stands … Continue reading

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I’ve always been a creative person… Lady Gaga


Lady Gaga talking on The Graham Norton Show about how she harnesses her voices to inspire her creativity… Short Clip [45sec] Full episode [37min]

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The perils of categorical thinking


Dr Robert Sapolsky in the introductory lecture in his series – Introduction to Human Behavioural Biology. He spends the hour outlining and giving examples of the perils of categorical thinking. Most phenomena we might study exist on a continuum. To … Continue reading

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A powerful gesture of absolute despair


Feeling pressurized to adjusted well to a sick society? Fractured by dissonance twixt  your beliefs and values?  shattered by  expectations heaped on you by others?, is your soul crumbling so you can just hang in there in  a minimum wage … Continue reading

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sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken…


Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
Likewise, using the word “recovery” a lot doesn’t meant you are actually supporting people in finding their own personal version . Continue reading

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cross-eyed and painless – Talking Heads


Facts are simple and facts are straight Facts are lazy and facts are late Facts all come with points of view Facts don’t do what I want them to Facts just twist the truth around Facts are living turned inside … Continue reading

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there are no stars… Lou Reed


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days go by – Dirty Vegas


“Days Go By” You You You are still a whisper on my lips A feeling at my fingertips That’s pulling at my skin You leave me when I’m at my worst Feeling as if I’ve been cursed Bitter cold within … Continue reading

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this is time to wake up – Russell Brand


Russell Brand guest – edited an issue of The New Statesman and wrote an assay about the  revolution that has started and is happening. If you are not part of it then it is time for you too to wake … Continue reading

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