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Soundscape #93: Everyone’s Got One

July 25th, 2008

Ego, according to the mighty wiki, is a Latin word meaning “I”, cognate with the Greek “Εγώ (Ego)” meaning “I.” And no other species on this planet has a better idea of “I” than us humans. The idea of the ego goes further than Freud’s famous “ego, id and the super-ego.” Psychology aside, it’s just another idea of the self.

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Soundscape #92: “In Solitude, Where We Are Least Alone” — George Gordon, Lord Byron

July 18th, 2008

Some people unwind by going for a couple of drinks after work while others opt for a spot of retail therapy. I like doing both of course and they have both saved my life on numerous occasions. But what I like most of all - after the long numbing day at work and after the equally numbing commute home - is to come home, put away my keys, my bag, my stuff, have a shower, make myself some food and a cup of hot tea with lemon and honey, turn on my computer… you get the idea.

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Soundscape #91: “Poor And Content Is Rich, And Rich Enough” — William Shakespeare

July 11th, 2008

It’s hard not to be swept up into a culture of consumerism in this increasingly global world. We get firsthand information about what’s happening in other parts of the world via internet; we see what other people are doing, eating, wearing and as with the greener grass syndrome, we want it too.

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Soundscape #90: “A Balanced Diet Is A Cookie In Each Hand”

July 4th, 2008

The relationship between us and our bodies worsens as we age. It seems as though we need more time to recover from a hangover. Our skins look really bad when we sleep 1 hour less at night. Our reflexes are probably slower as well.

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