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Posted on December 12, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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This little episode was prompted when one of my favorite pundits, Jimmy Dore, discussed the plans of some fisherman to sue oil companies for causing global warming. Which said fisherman implicate in their troubles catching fish. I point out that nitrification from agriculture and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Environment, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: AGW, Consensus, Global Warming, Politics, Science, The Jimmy Dore Show
Posted on December 12, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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O township They were always afraid of fightin Even more so Of a kiss They were doubly scared of cryin So they’d try laughing but they’d miss O the odd ones out There seems to always be So many about They stretch from sea…
Posted on December 11, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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May he peck the eyes Of him who pecks The Eye Great River! Anoint me with a shroud of flies! As Feed I am set free Gift to the soil Oh with what a sight I see There is no toil No strain for…
Posted on December 11, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Ah, the rain…it was after all a rain-forest. Though we were careful to embark during a season that was dry relatively speaking…the problem was that we were speaking relatively. We were coping… swimmingly. That is we were in essence swimming. Though everything was waterproofed…
Posted on December 11, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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SELAH
Posted on December 11, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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And after having mangled, and torn, and completely stripped the two brothers, the mob dragged their naked and bloody bodies to an extemporised gibbet, where amateur executioners hung them up by the feet. Then came the most dastardly scoundrels of all, who not…
Posted on December 10, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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I don’t want to hear your reasons I don’t want to hear disdain for rhymes Ah the changing of the seasons… Ah the sterile little monkeys Would mate the brood mare With the donkeys Blank stare What hath thou wrought But plastic things That…
Posted on December 10, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Hungry? Those unfamiliar with the Journal may wonder why a Russian with a Scottish surname has such a weird kink for Germany. Well, there’s Bach..and then there’s Schnitzel…! A good friend of mine finally reopened the Stammtisch he owns and operates with his mother….
Posted on December 10, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Here’s my cringetastic reporting on a local bit of news from last year. And….here’s how it turned out… I plan to do a bit more of this sort of on the ground stuff in the coming year. Subjects will vary but I’m thinking…
Posted on December 10, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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O dear, it seems it’s time for some conceptual play…. Apparently these days the scouts aren’t the only people obsessed with merit. There’s a whole phalanx of YouTube luminaries and pundits waxing poetic about the merits of meritocracy. I’m rather confused by this term…
Posted on December 8, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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The cherries that you bought at the super market Were almost as sweet as the fleet way that you share a cigarette In smoky whispers that decay regret O and never will I never will I cry From this moment on There is only…
Posted on December 8, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Don’t rely on technology to overcome your laziness. A nicer pen and notebook will gather dust just the same as your BIC and that yellow legal pad. These are the things I discuss along with the frustration of coincidences involving hats. Dank Classics…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Coincidences, Creativity, H.W. Bush, Hats, Lifestyle, Process, Rick Beato
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Fractal Radio | Episode 30 – Science vs Politics (Case Study)
Posted on December 12, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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This little episode was prompted when one of my favorite pundits, Jimmy Dore, discussed the plans of some fisherman to sue oil companies for causing global warming. Which said fisherman implicate in their troubles catching fish. I point out that nitrification from agriculture and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Environment, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: AGW, Consensus, Global Warming, Politics, Science, The Jimmy Dore Show
Politesse – Poem
Posted on December 12, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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O township They were always afraid of fightin Even more so Of a kiss They were doubly scared of cryin So they’d try laughing but they’d miss O the odd ones out There seems to always be So many about They stretch from sea…
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Soma -|- Poem
Posted on December 11, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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May he peck the eyes Of him who pecks The Eye Great River! Anoint me with a shroud of flies! As Feed I am set free Gift to the soil Oh with what a sight I see There is no toil No strain for…
Category: UncategorizedTags: atmosphere, poems
The Sketch of Sam Monroe – Chapter 7.8 – Babylon Ex-Nihilo?
Posted on December 11, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Ah, the rain…it was after all a rain-forest. Though we were careful to embark during a season that was dry relatively speaking…the problem was that we were speaking relatively. We were coping… swimmingly. That is we were in essence swimming. Though everything was waterproofed…
Category: Alex Weir, Sketch of Sam Monroe, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Adventure, Ebooks, Thrillers, Weird Fiction
סֶלָה
Posted on December 11, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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SELAH
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Fractal Briefs| Losing DeWitts
Posted on December 11, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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And after having mangled, and torn, and completely stripped the two brothers, the mob dragged their naked and bloody bodies to an extemporised gibbet, where amateur executioners hung them up by the feet. Then came the most dastardly scoundrels of all, who not…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: History
Mule – (Poem)
Posted on December 10, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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I don’t want to hear your reasons I don’t want to hear disdain for rhymes Ah the changing of the seasons… Ah the sterile little monkeys Would mate the brood mare With the donkeys Blank stare What hath thou wrought But plastic things That…
Category: UncategorizedTags: Absurdism, poems, WEEEEEEEE
The Good Times get Better – Local Eats – Julia’s German Stammtisch
Posted on December 10, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Hungry? Those unfamiliar with the Journal may wonder why a Russian with a Scottish surname has such a weird kink for Germany. Well, there’s Bach..and then there’s Schnitzel…! A good friend of mine finally reopened the Stammtisch he owns and operates with his mother….
Category: Alex Weir, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: German Food, Local, restaurants, South Carolina, Stammtisch
Cheer and Gloom – Milltown Blues
Posted on December 10, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Here’s my cringetastic reporting on a local bit of news from last year. And….here’s how it turned out… I plan to do a bit more of this sort of on the ground stuff in the coming year. Subjects will vary but I’m thinking…
Category: Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, UncategorizedTags: Alex Weir, Columbia SC, Historic Housing, Housing, News, Protests, The Fractal Journal
Some thoughts on Meritocracy
Posted on December 10, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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O dear, it seems it’s time for some conceptual play…. Apparently these days the scouts aren’t the only people obsessed with merit. There’s a whole phalanx of YouTube luminaries and pundits waxing poetic about the merits of meritocracy. I’m rather confused by this term…
Category: Humor, Philosophy, UncategorizedTags: Columns, Entertainment, Meritocracy
O Francis – (Poem)
Posted on December 8, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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The cherries that you bought at the super market Were almost as sweet as the fleet way that you share a cigarette In smoky whispers that decay regret O and never will I never will I cry From this moment on There is only…
Category: Alex Weir, poems, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: atmosphere, lyrics, Memories
Fractal Radio | Episode 30 – Dusty Pens and Blank Pages
Posted on December 8, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Don’t rely on technology to overcome your laziness. A nicer pen and notebook will gather dust just the same as your BIC and that yellow legal pad. These are the things I discuss along with the frustration of coincidences involving hats. Dank Classics…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Coincidences, Creativity, H.W. Bush, Hats, Lifestyle, Process, Rick Beato
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