Our view of truth is the Rosetta Stone for how we interpret life, relationships, ethics, vocation, and even design. It's the foundation of our worldview. Without a firm grasp on the popular views of truth we encounter, we will find ourselves in situations where our speech is lost in translation. The question extends out to eve

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The Tao of Blog is a review portal and blog for DVD's and videos, music, software, websites and books with links to on-line articles covering, but not limited to: writing and blogging, classic and contemporary literature, poets, poetry and philosop

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Postmodernism is a dominant force in the world of design. Alongside modernism, it's the most influential worldview affecting design today. As such, it deserves serious consideration by designers of all disciplines. Since this blog is specific to web design, however, most points are cast in that direction. Postmodernism can be

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Arlington, OR mayoress, Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, was removed from office. Residents claimed the vote was necessary because of racy photos that appeared on her MySpace page, but as it turns out, her political opponents just also happened to be against her views on water and golf courses. The Rundown has been following this sto

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"Superstardom" simply does not exist anymore and why is that? How far have we gotten, as a society, by deriding the concept of celebrity? We keep telling our kids that "everyone's a winner" and "anyone can do anything," but the hard reality is that none of this is true. Are we setting them up for a fall?

Should we bolster their f

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This article is the first in a six part series explaining and developing the concept of worldview as it informs the practice of web design. Most of us don't even consider worldview when we're making design decisions or analyzing a work. This article will help you begin to recognize various worldviews in design. The last two a

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In this article the modernist worldview is analyzed—what it is, where it came from, and its practical consequences in design. The purpose of this critique is to demystify the ideas we encounter every day in web design. When we know how to extract worldview from high-sounding design philosophies, they lose their mystique. We can

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Even though reading or writing poetry isn't a daily activity for most, the art form can still teach us more than we realize. Many of the most famous poetry and authors have taught lessons throughout history. Even the most educated man or woman can learn something from the writings.

Here is a list of seven things poetry can

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There have been thousands of books and articles written outlining, explaining, and defining the elements of a good web site design. Many usability experts even go so far as to dictate the acceptable size of various common web site elements down to the pixel. Everyone has their "fool-proof" checklist of parts that, when added together, shou

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This is a different type of post, actually written in the future and imprinted in the current issue of Beautiful Summer Morning. Baba Klein and his geneticly enhanced dog, Sashimo discuss this as they prepare to head out into the early morning sunshine. They talk about the past and future and the now.

But Sashimo is mo

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Tonight's "Moment of Truth" on FOX really made me think. And one of the things it made me think is that I am better than people like the chick featured in tonight's episode.

It made me think this so much that I ended up blogging an entire post, philosophically weighing-in on why I am superior to folks like her and why I

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Did you know it was possible to tell a real smile from a genuine one? And that it'd be impossible for anyone to deceive you?

The following post on the blog not only details the reason behind this but includes a video to show how the brain functions in terms of a forced smile, and contrasts it with a genuine one.

Try it o

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Want to lift you spirits? Well, how about this? - let’s learn to jot down some poetry - poetry can really bring a dull mind up, and help one see life from a whole new spectrum. Most of you reading this think you would only be wasting thy precious time reading poems and writing poetry - I beg to differ. Alfred Tennyson, Robert B

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