The Lichtenbergian Society

Here’s a style which has a special place in my psyche, much like a grain of sand does in an oyster, the hyper-realist style. I find it to be lurid.  I suspect its honesty. Any thoughts?

What with my reading of Opening to Inner Light and other tasty books, I know we’re heading towards a fireside discussion more meaty than we’ve had in a while, but I think this bit may not be able to wait. Yesterday, as I mindlessly surfed the intertubes, I came across this site: ugliesttattoos.com.  It is [...]

Corroborative evidence, or a candidate for our pantheon?

This is genius.  It’s a passage from Middlemarch, describing Mr. Casaubon, a middle-aged cleric whose life-work has been writing a Key to All Mythologies, apparently a syncretic work which will Explain It All once and for all.  He has yet to publish the work or even come close to tying it all up in any [...]

The American Composers Forum has been sending out an email to this guy’s blog, in which he has challenged himself to write a new piece every day for the month of February.  I know, it’s cheating to use the shortest month, right? I’ve enjoyed the little works so far, and of course it’s fun to [...]

All right, no one has posted anything here for a while, so I have something that may be a conversation starter. Maybe not. Just something I ran across. Those who follow my blog know that I am learning to play the guitar. As I am learning to play, I am also reading Johnny Cash’s autobiography. [...]

As Chair of the Lichtenbergian Society, I hereby enjoin our membership to attend the Annual Meeting, set according to the Charter for December 19, being on or before the Hibernal Solstice, to begin at or around 7:00 p.m. Herewith is the Order of Business: Roll Call, including confirmation of new members Toast to GCL Acclamation [...]

Oh my.  This is the greatest piece of corroborative evidence I have come across this year. Discuss.

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