Author Archives: NomadWarMachine

Aletheia

Posted on 28th May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

Aletheia was a Greek Goddess. The word is often translated into English as truth – and Aletheia’s Roman counterpart is called Veritas. However, as Heidegger and others say, truth is really insufficient as a translation. Truth is a noun in … Continue reading →

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Pentimento (Aletheia)

Posted on 27th May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

Does a sculptor chip away To uncover the image within? Or is structure created As marble is shaped? The age old question: Does Science discover Truth or create it? Is beauty innate, or in the eye of the beholder? (And … Continue reading →

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Start copying

Posted on 25th May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

I think I’ve always been a bricoleur – it’s a family trait. But it’s not without danger. When I read this page by Austin Kleon, I remembered happy times messing around with my brother. We were big fans of seeing … Continue reading →

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Heidegger and Bricolage Part 2

Posted on 21st May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

In my earlier post I suggested that Heidegger thought of understanding as being an uncovering of meaning, and I further suggested that this is one of the things that we bricoleurs do when we mix and remix. In this post … Continue reading →

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Heidegger and Bricolage, Part 1

Posted on 9th May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been thinking about Heidegger recently. I know that some people find him problematic because of his links with the Nazi party, but I think that it is possible to bracket this off (phenomenological reference intended) and talk about his … Continue reading →

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Another trip around the sun

Posted on 27th April 2022 by NomadWarMachine

This week was my birthday, so I used some AI to make myself a card. I also got some great presents, including these books: And this amazing pewter dinosaur badge.

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Spring at last

Posted on 24th April 2022 by NomadWarMachine

Two photos, taken a week apart, both of the same branch. Last week it was cold in the garden – bright, but not warm enough to sit and enjoy it. Today was a beautiful day – warm enough to sit … Continue reading →

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Peace cards

Posted on 26th March 2022 by NomadWarMachine

I love this postcard project – the decision to make a round of postcards – in this case prompted by our CLMOOC Postcards for Peace popup; the choice of design – this time blue and yellow with sunflowers for Ukraine; … Continue reading →

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JOMO

Posted on 1st February 2022 by NomadWarMachine

No early morning alarms, no dashing to the station No overcrowded trains, no soulless hotel rooms No buffet lunch tables, groaning with murdered animals, smelling of dead fish No late nights home: hungry, headachy, tired The joy of staying home, … Continue reading →

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Time to Relax

Posted on 9th January 2022 by NomadWarMachine

This Christmas I’ve had a holiday. For (most of) the last three weeks I’ve not worried about work, or agonised about what I should be reading and writing. And as I relaxed, I realised that this is the first Xmas … Continue reading →

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