Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Rule #27: great minds
Every day we talk about that fucking Harry Potter kid. In the car, at breakfast, during lay down, at the hot tub, I truthfully do not want to hear the origin story of the Deathly Hallows again or give a shit about their chain of ownership. We’ve been through this before with Ninjago and ninjas […]
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The King Center
There are a few historical sights/sites that stand above the rest (in my limited travels). The Lincoln Memorial for its power The Taj Mahal for its precision/magnificence/enduring beauty The ceiling in Grand Central for its ability to transport you back to another time and hear the millions of voices that have made their way through […]
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Celebration of Fine Art
The Fellas and I hit the opening day of the Scottsdale Celebration of Fine Art – a 75 day artists-in-residence program in a tent off one of the main drags in Scottsdale. It was great. The Team wasn’t that psyched for the outing, but identified that I was unmoved by their protests. I set Hunter […]
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Opus Memoriae MMXVII
2017 was a great year. I picked 12 important events and made them into the Memory Painting for 2017. The Fellas dug on watching it go from blank canvas to complete and they painted some blocks of their own on some mini-canvasses (canvassae?). As I started each block we talked about how much fun we […]
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Rule #17: We Don’t Walk by Trouble
We continue to build our Vockell Guide with rules that set our personal standards as humans, and to a certain degree, as gentleman. As much as possible I like to present additions to the Rule Book “in context” for greater impact and not just make them seem like some theoretical set of good behaviors [I […]
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a big fuck up
I closed out the year with a major fuck up. It was a shitty coda to a great year. I’m not sure whether I’m super rusty in adult human interaction, if I lost some self-awareness in unexpected enthusiasm, or I’m just an asshole and it got revealed in cataclysmic fashion. Likely it was a combination […]
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What Unites Us
What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism by Dan Rather Part of my holiday reading pile. Quick Summary: this book thrives as a contrast to some of the societal themes being accelerated by D Trump and it makes you feel good to read it. It touches on a handful of ‘mom and apple pie’ topics ranging […]
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Extreme Ownership
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. Summary: captivating battle stories to illustrate some important core management skills ranging from accountability to humility to sharing the credit. If you haven’t read a book like this before, it’s a fun romp through some important leadership traits. I think I’ve […]
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Rock Docs
I watched a couple of rock documentaries in some holiday break down time. I love a great musical documentary. I like the ones that reveal a great musician or let me get inside of something and wish I had been a part of it. My current favorites: Long Time #1: Hail Hail Rock and Roll […]
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Homo Deus
Home Deus by Yuval Noah Harari. One liner: pushes on a great series of societal evolutionary tracts and influences to frame a cool discussion on how human/tech upgrades (leading to Homo Deus) might change human “purpose” and societal structure. This book was great. The trails it explored were powerful (I ignored a few side bars […]
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