Are we Dancers? Actors in a play, acting and taking action in the grand Act? Are Dancers called as such because they Dance? Or is the movement called a Dance because we're Dancers? Is a person an Artist because they make Art? Or is something called Art because it's made by the Artist? - In... Continue Reading →
A Technological Tower of ‘Babble’
In this, I'll go over how technology CAN inhibit our abilities in language. It could also supplement and enhance language by creating oligio-syncratic syntax, but that's like enhanced-human cyborg tongue and not what I'm covering herein. Interesting, but for another day. When we have technological crutches that aid in our abilities, our abilities degrade. There's... Continue Reading →
Lovely Art for “Words Mean Things”
This is a shoutout to the creator of the art for "Words Mean Things". There is a lot of green and gold that really speaks to me as well as the black that allows for more potentiality. The gold itself shimmers and shines. This was well worth the commission. This piece right here; A bunch... Continue Reading →
The Tower of “Babble”
The Tower of Babel is a biblical story that depicts the origins of varied languages. Prior to the founding of Babylon, there was a construction effort to build a tower that would reach the heavens. Here's a quick rundown of the story; In ancient times, after the Great Flood, humanity spoke a common language and... Continue Reading →
Some thoughts on the Word ‘Alchemy’
Some short thoughts and references to the origins of the word 'Alchemy'.
Two types of ‘Utopia’
So there are two supposed origins of Utopia. That word is made in two parts, the first part 'U-' and the second part 'topia' 'U-' + '-Topia' = Utopia The suffix '-Topia' is about land, in ancient Hellenic it means 'place', think words like topography or topological. The Prefix 'U-' can stem from two origins.... Continue Reading →
Update June 2023
Sorry Folks, I've been away wandering around and getting distracted and dis- tract, off the tract of the path of Words Mean Things. On the bright side, I have learned a many new things and am well enriched by the things I've learned. So hopefully I can impart some wisdom from my adventures and other... Continue Reading →
Words with contracts
There are some words that are related to the words themselves, or agreements. Impressed, conscript, enlisted, and draft. Basically contracts. Con- meaning 'with' and 'tract' meaning 'path'. So a contract means 'with the path', and contracts are used by two parties to agree on the 'path forward'. So to speak. Impressed So, back in the... Continue Reading →
Golden Balance
I want to properly discuss my thoughts on Golden Mean Philosophy and what that means to me.Gold is one of the most sought after pieces of precious metals that we have on this earth. Throughout history, kingdoms were forged and felled by and for gold. Mercenaries for hire, we kill for this value of money... Continue Reading →
Telephone game
In communication, and language, the telephone game has an important role to play in how meaning is sent. We can use this game to model real world things that happen. When we communicate, things change The Game The telephone game is played by one message being transmitted between person to person until the message goes... Continue Reading →