tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post4843142189469698434..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: The Ethnopoetic SublimeJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-28584264794943059782013-03-26T21:53:00.110-05:002013-03-26T21:53:00.110-05:00May you live in interesting times!May you live in interesting times!Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-42489134233553050492013-03-25T10:49:02.003-05:002013-03-25T10:49:02.003-05:00Yes. The fortune cookie syndrome. Also, write a ...Yes. The fortune cookie syndrome. Also, write a poem in short sentences to sound profoundly oriental. <br /><br />Dust is settling<br />all is calm <br />over the hills <br />Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-24886866426513777012013-03-25T10:47:14.972-05:002013-03-25T10:47:14.972-05:00Another version of the same thing: the tendency to...Another version of the same thing: the tendency to attribute cool-sounding quotations as "Native American" or "African" or "Chinese" proverbs. The idea that those cultures are wiser than we are.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com