‘The solution to the problem of life is seen in the vanishing of the problem. (Is not this the reason why those who have found after a long period of doubt that the sense of life has become clear to them have been unable to say what constitutes that sense?)’ (Wittgenstein, Tractatus, 6.521) That remarkable … Continue reading Storypower: Quigley’s Ineffable Escapade
Tag: Flann O’Brien
The Great Sausage Mystery – or why Sunbeam abandoned the Newill Hub
You find answers in the oddest places*; sometimes to questions you hadn’t thought to ask till you came across them. I have already written about my adventures dismantling the William Newill-designed Sunbeam 3 speed hub; a recent article by Robert Cordon Champ, the Sunbeam registrar at the V-CC and the author of Sunbeam Bicycles & Motorcycles, … Continue reading The Great Sausage Mystery – or why Sunbeam abandoned the Newill Hub
But is it REAL? Is Art a Joke? – Five Funny Things
I have been thinking about abstraction recently, particularly the relation of what is abstracted to what it has been abstracted from, since it seems to me to have a bearing on things that are of interest to me, such as philosophy, metaphor and art. So I was amused to run across a couple of things … Continue reading But is it REAL? Is Art a Joke? – Five Funny Things
‘we are only doing philosophy’
Esse est percipi - to be is to be perceived. That is Berkeley’s great insight, that the world as we know it exists only for us and beings similarly equipped. It is an observation widely misunderstood because the truth of it is difficult to express, hence the famous exchange between my countryman Boswell (whom I … Continue reading ‘we are only doing philosophy’
Evidence of the Atomic Theory at work…
Here’s some I wrote earlier…
Once upon a time, there was a splendid site about fixed-gear cycling called 63xc, run by Will Meister, proprietor of the coolest cycleshop in cyberspace, Hubjub. (I have just learned that Hubjub has now changed hands - I hope it continues the excellent service Will established) This is a piece I wrote for Will in … Continue reading Here’s some I wrote earlier…
COMPLEAT TROWZER 