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	<title>the rational post &#187; fiction &amp; art</title>
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		<title>i met the walrus</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2009/03/16/i-met-the-walrus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon&#8217;s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon&#8217;s every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries the terrifyingly genius pen work of James Braithwaite with masterful digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon&#8217;s boundless wit, and timeless message...&#8221;

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		<title>walking</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2007/07/18/walking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An indictment of the sedentary class, excerpted from an 1862 essay by Henry David Thoreau in The Atlantic&#8230;
I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend  four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than  that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields,  absolutely free from all worldly engagements. You may safely say,  A penny for your thoughts, or a thousand pounds. When sometimes  I am reminded that the mechanics and shopkeepers stay in their  shops not only all the forenoon, but all the afternoon too, sitting  with crossed legs, so many of them—as if the legs were made to  sit upon, and not ...]]></description>
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		<title>scene two</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2006/05/19/scene-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 18:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(continued from scene one&#8230;)
ON SCREEN:
An empty document window. Letters are spilling forward like the crest of a rolling wave.
Unfocused. Unsatisfied. Underwhelmed.
But it was never as bleak as all that. In fact, it all sounded pretty cool. Building a cottage. Writing a script. Traveling the world. Then back to work. 100 hour weeks. $100,000 contracts. A day at the spa. A night in Vegas. All-nighters spaced between social preoccupations like the worn-out discs of a middle-age spine.
Unable to make meaningful decisions.
He grabs a sweating beer from his desk and downs the whole thing. It&#8217;s gonna be a long night.
After a the last sumptuous gulp, his fingers suddely spring to life again with a short bust of inspiration.
&#8220;Humanity is distraction.&#8221;
The cursor blinks ...]]></description>
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		<title>scene one</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2006/04/17/scene-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[INT. TOWNHOUSE ANTECHAMBER &#8211; NIGHT
Forty-something guy in a suit is just getting home from work. It&#8217;s already dark, and the house is empty. First things first:  a beer from the fridge. Next, a tug at the knot of his tie.
He checks his watch, then reaches back into the fridge and grabs another coldie, two peanut butter oatmeal bars and a jar of fresh Nutella.
INT. TOWNHOUSE LOFT
The room is massive. 12&#8242; ceilings. A wall of shaded glass, leading out to a two-story terrace. The blinds are halfway drawn, and light from the city paints the room in two.
He places his dinner on a long glass desk. The monstrous display in front of him jumps back to life, but he continues ...]]></description>
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		<title>a rational retrospective</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2006/01/10/a-rational-retrospective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2005 was a turning point of sorts; more sideways than forward, but welcome in every sense of the word. Writing became a very important priority, and it looks to remain so for quite some time. As I continue to explore the real reason I&#8217;m here, in this place, at this time, with ideas that are still begging for a place among the white pages of history, I&#8217;ve come to realize something important: thought itself is fleeting without action. In fact, when left alone to brood and fester, thought is the very essence of inertia, like a cold and unmoveable stone, tied to the ankle of every great idea you&#8217;ve ever had.
With that in mind, for 2006, I have resolved to ...]]></description>
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		<title>afghan fields</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/11/11/afghan-fields/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[in afghan fields, the poppies blow
beneath the mountains, row on row
that mark our peace; and in the skies
the army, bravely singing, flies
scarce heard amid their guns below
we are the dead, short days ago
we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow
loved, and were loved, and now we lie
in afghan fields
take up our quarrel with the foe:
to you, from failing hands we throw
the torch, be yours to hold it high
if ye break faith with us who die
we shall not sleep, though poppies grow
in afghan fields
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		<title>state of the art</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/08/05/state-of-the-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Math is truly a beautiful thing. It&#8217;s a simple and elegant truth that isn&#8217;t distracted by words or feelings, and at the same time, explains virtually everything we see and hear and feel. In some cases, it&#8217;s simplicity is downright brilliant, and in other cases, it&#8217;s brilliance is surprisingly simple. That&#8217;s not to suggest that math doesn&#8217;t have its  inherent complexities &#8212; as well as some extremely unusual by-products &#8212; but deep at the heart of it all, there&#8217;s always some important underlying truth.
In the case of fractal geometry, that truth is inherently beautiful, both in its underlying mathematical functionality, and in its tremendous visual appeal. Every spiraling swirl you see in these stunning Julia Sets is a marvel ...]]></description>
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		<title>a game of chess</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/08/01/a-game-of-chess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(this is an exerpt from a short story i wrote way back in high school, inspired by the appauling lack of creativity that&#8217;s left in the world)
I gaped, my mouth drawn wide by the magnificence of the building, and wondered why I had never been there before.  The incessant sheet of rain falling aimlessly to the ground struck my face as I gazed at the gentle rainbow of light streaming in through the panes of stained glass.  It was as if the light was being choked by the air outside, and was only allowed to travel freely once it passed through those coloured walls.  Impatient as always, I shook off the spell and pushed open the building’s ...]]></description>
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		<title>tempus fugit</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/07/05/tempus-fugit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2005 03:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[my, how time flies&#8230;
 may 7, 2005
 may 28, 2005
 june 7, 2005
 june 14, 2005
 june 15, 2005
 june 15, 2005
 june 21, 2005
 june 23, 2005
 june 29, 2005
 august 12, 2005
 august 17, 2005
 august 31, 2005
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		<title>lord of the flies</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/06/25/lord-of-the-flies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2005 22:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[on tonight&#8217;s program, we marvel at the incredible life of the fishfly. that&#8217;s right&#8230;the fishfly.
fish-fly
A noun
1 fish_fly, fish-fly
similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as
fishing bait
Category Tree:
entity
╚object; physical_object
╚living_thing; animate_thing
╚organism; being
╚animal; animate_being; beast; brute; creature; fauna
╚invertebrate
╚arthropod
╚insect
╚neuropteron; neuropteran; neuropterous_insect
╚fish_fly
while the internet has yet to embrace this particular woodland creature, if you&#8217;ll indulge me for the next few minutes, it would be my absolute pleasure to introduce you all to the reigning king of insect love.
first and perhaps most importantly, this heroic tale begins with a rather crippling disability. you see, the common fishfly is actually born without a mouth, and thus, has no physical way of ingesting any additional energy over the course of its brief but productive life. ...]]></description>
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		<title>a writer&#8217;s struggle</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/06/19/a-writers-struggle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2005 23:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[one word: distraction.
three times a second.
everywhere.
and all of them, in some way, important.
it seems impossible sometimes.
making time to capture your thoughts.
what a simple pleasure that is:
having the freedom to write.
whenever you feel the need
to put down, on paper,
for decades and centuries to come,
the precise constitution of your mind
at a specific point in time,
at some a specific place,
in some specific way.
sometimes it&#8217;s a power cord.
sometimes, a cellphone.
sometimes, even an in-law.
whichever leash you&#8217;re wearing,
be sure it isn&#8217;t strong enough
to hold you back.
because the writer&#8217;s struggle isn&#8217;t one of words;
it&#8217;s one of ideas.
words are his tools; ideas are his chores.
ideas are his hobbies.
ideas,
inevitably,
become his life.
so wherever you lie,
on that great spectrum of creativity,
we all have something in common.
we all want to share our ...]]></description>
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		<title>work in progress</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/06/15/work-in-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(the following is an exerpt from a script i wrote &#8220;way back in the day&#8221;, when i was still &#8220;working&#8221; with the swissies at that big investment bank&#8230;)
so&#8230;24 years later&#8230;it all comes down to this. looking back at a solid foundation of academics, family-life and social identify, everything seems good and right in the world. everything is as it very well should be. the world actually makes sense. and perhaps more importantly, your place in the world makes sense.
and then, one day, it happens. the world begins to shift&#8230;right there under your feet, ripping out the foundations it took you a whole lifetime to build. and you stand there&#8230;in your adolescence&#8230;in your mid-20s&#8230;in your middle-age, in your golden years &#8212; ...]]></description>
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		<title>amor escrito</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/06/02/amor-escrito/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2005 18:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One day, many years after the rise of modern man, life suddenly decided that it wanted &#8220;love&#8221; to be written down, once and for all. &#8220;But,&#8221; said life, &#8220;a writer needs great inspiration to create something so beautiful; and inspiration equally needs a writer&#8217;s gentle touch to bring its own subtle poetry into being.&#8221;
So life conspired to bring both of these elements into the world, in the hopes that they might someday meet, and together, explore the true meaning of the word &#8220;love&#8221; for one final time.
Whether and when they would meet was in no way certain. In fact, it was distinctly uncertain. But life wanted &#8220;love&#8221; to inspire, and &#8220;love&#8221; only inspires when it&#8217;s shared.
So one day, the two ...]]></description>
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		<title>snow</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/05/25/snow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 20:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[the same snow falls on everything.
it falls on the wealthy
it falls on the weak
it falls on the silent and begs them to speak
to speak&#8230;
about snow, and then nothing more
not money or power or wisdom or war
because, in the end
the same snow falls on everything.
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		<title>adaptive subconscious</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2005/05/24/adaptive-subconscious/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(the following is a free-write from a brother of mine, first crafted in the white-hot fires of a surprisingly painful [and painfully surprising] breakup, then cooled and refined in the bitter-sweet bliss that is &#8220;the morning after&#8221;. if we&#8217;re lucky, his posts might become a fairly regular feature here at the rational post, but for now, i hope you enjoy his inagural contribution&#8230;)
GSPAN………Adaptive Subconscious
BLINK. I am intense. That is how my colleagues describe me as well as those who know me. I make decisions in the spur of the moment and learn from my experiences. I reflect, synthesize, and delve forward. I describe my feelings and vocalize my thoughts. I thank my friends for being a part of my life ...]]></description>
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