Category Archives: Time

Attractive Definitions

Posted on April 27, 2020 by John Swinburn

A dictionary’s second definition of metaphysics is the one that pleases me most: Philosophy, especially in its more abstruse branches. The corresponding definition of the primary adjectival form, metaphysical, pleases me just as much: Concerned with abstract thought or subjects, as … Continue reading →

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December 29, 2019

Posted on April 18, 2020 by John Swinburn

I’ve decided to post some of my unposted items from months gone by. Sometimes, reading my words from times gone by helps me understand how I think; if that’s what it is. I will use my writing time today to … Continue reading →

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On Time

Posted on October 9, 2019 by John Swinburn

Days race by, behaving as if the clock hurries to complete its tasks quickly, lest time render the hands of the clock unable to accurately measure the duration of the unfolding of experience. There will come a moment, or perhaps it … Continue reading →

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Once Again I Will be Kolbjørn Landvik

Posted on December 29, 2017 by John Swinburn

Decent people worldwide treat the transformation of one year to the next with a sense of—what—appreciation, reverence, hopefulness, anticipation…expectation. I suspect deviant monsters, too, treat the change with the same emotions. But they are not worthy of my words, are … Continue reading →

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Vacation Coming to a Close

Posted on August 4, 2015 by John Swinburn

So many things left unseen, undone, unexperienced. That’s how vacations go, isn’t it? The energy required to see all the sights, go to all the places on the list of “must sees,” and explore all the places heretofore unseen is … Continue reading →

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Curious but Meaningless

Posted on April 13, 2015 by John Swinburn

This is day number 22,454 of my life, which means I was born 3207 weeks and 5 days ago. I’ve experienced fifteen leap years in my life. I’ve experienced just a shade more than 738 months. I was born on a Wednesday … Continue reading →

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The Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2015 by John Swinburn

In my opinion, the primary reason we know the ides of March is that Shakespeare incorporated the phrase “beware the ides of March” into Julius Caesar, a soothsayer’s warning to Caesar. His impending assassination by Brutus and Cassius would take place on … Continue reading →

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Winter Solstice

Posted on December 21, 2014 by John Swinburn

The winter solstice will take place today—Sunday, December 21, 2014—at 5:03 p.m. Central Standard Time. During the December Solstice, the Sun is directly overhead of the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere. The Solstice occurs when the Sun reaches … Continue reading →

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Things to Do

Posted on October 13, 2014 by John Swinburn

I’m posting two items early…Thoughts for the Day and this post…for October 14.  I have things to do and places to be in the morrow.  Though I expect to be up as early as usual, I may allow myself to … Continue reading →

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Redefining Tuesday

Posted on January 7, 2014 by John Swinburn

I wrote another post for today but after reading it again, I decided it was far too negative. The post was a scathing assessment of someone I once worked for; it was not the way to start a perfectly good … Continue reading →

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Real Time, No Saving

Posted on November 3, 2013 by John Swinburn

We’ve stopped, at least for a while, tinkering with the natural order, relinquishing control of the passage of time back where it belongs, to the sun and the planets and the universe at large.  For a brief period, beginning today, … Continue reading →

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Seeing…actually seeing…time

Posted on October 23, 2013 by John Swinburn

The last three days, during which I have had extremely limited access to the internet, have made my decision to forego Facebook an easier task.  I haven’t been able to peer and post without wi-fi or cell service. But I … Continue reading →

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Time Change

Posted on November 4, 2012 by John Swinburn

What does one do when one forgets to set the clock back an hour when Daylight Saving Time ends?  One wakes up an hour earlier than one planned.

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