Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

This morning’s lecture by William Kittredge was great. Here are a few of the highlights: He talked about his friend Ray Carver (you may have heard of him) who was a snoop and never failed to “pay attention to the world around him.” “The medium we work in is the reader’s imagination.” He said in…

Day 1 was a blur. My friend Cliff arrived. Lunch was good. Social staff worked and worked and worked and worked. What did we do? Honestly, I can’t remember exactly, but I have vague memories of smiling, lifting, carrying, cleaning, organizing, smiling, giving directions, pouring drinks, answering questions, smiling, cutting cheese, building a fire, etc.…

I’m posting early today because the schedule for today is packed. Last night was our last relaxing evening. A few of us congregated in a nearby building with a great view from the roof and drank wine and talked about life. Today there’s driver training to get licensed by the college–I’m hoping they’ll just renew…

I say “minus two” because the real conference doesn’t start until Wednesday and today is only Monday. Today we pow-wowed with the new members of social staff and practiced mixing drinks…a wet/dry run if you will. There were plenty of willing volunteers. Before that we had an “informative” class on the Vermont liquor laws, which…

It’s so wonderful to be here again! The row of bright sunflowers along the stone wall look especially cheery today. The staff arrived yesterday, trickling in. It’s really a special feeling to be here when it’s quiet (the conference doesn’t start until Wednesday). It’s a different place when there are so few of us on…