Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Understanding the Power Of Now

    Understanding the Power Of Now

    Imagine you are floating in water. The water represents your past and the future is represented by the air. The space you occupy between them is now. It’s possible to hold your breath and stay under the water but only for a short time, stay too long and you will drowned and consumed by it. […]

  • Rest In Peace Dad

    On Tuesday night, September 18th 2018, Charlie Schappet passed away, he had been fighting Esophageal Cancer that was diagnosed in January. For those who knew, Uncle Charlie, Pop Pop Charlie or as I called him Pop and Dad my father was a loving and exceptional giving man. He was happiest while sitting at the back […]

  • Family Traditions vs Modern Farming

    Written for ANTH:2100 Family Traditions vs Modern Farming The second most frequent meal I had growing up, right after Cheerios, was Spaghetti. For my family, it was a frequent and special meal. To begin exploring this family tradition I interviewed my father to discover the origin of this tradition. Spaghetti was often the choice for […]

  • Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

    viral disease brain Risk of developing infection identified potential side effect, treatment disease modifying drugs natalizumab a common infection completely normally under control immune system, causing no problems. immune system weakened virus can reactivate cause serious potentially fatal inflammation and damage to the brain progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy damages nerves, some weakness visual problems impaired speech […]

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  • Roses

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  • Rivers

    We all live our lives as rivers, the banks keeping us on track, always flowing the same way. But can a river change? Absolutely, they can be dammed or redirected. But more importantly, the river can change course on its own, slowly eroding one bank and adding to the other. You can see this in […]

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  • Shadow

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  • Line

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