musings

In contrast with ramblings, which carry a slightly more negative connotation, musings are a string of thoughts characterized more by their contemplative nature than by their strung-together quality. They are everywhere in the blogosphere because they are valuable yet egalitarian commodities; they can be priceless, but everyone can have a piece of them.

They are meditations or reflections on any subject, from the sociopolitical and the confessional, to the sacred and the profane. They can be a conscious decision to let your stream of thoughts flow, or inadvertent mental wanderings that transport you to the most unexpected places.

Musings have been around as long as the mind has, but they were made particularly popular through the stream of consciousness mode in modernist literature, by writers such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and William Faulkner. Yet this flowing form of expression is far from frozen in the past; it has survived modernism and reflected, contemplated and meditated itself into postmodern literature, surfacing in the writings of Bret Easton Ellis and Jonathan Safran Foer, among others. Rest assured, people will continue to muse for years to come.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “musings”

• On Social Security

  
  Our Growing Family — Authority: 123
  Last week, I went out on field to inspect one of the contractors applying for accreditation. I have to meet the owner and at the same time inspect their tools and equipment and their facilities. On our way to the warehouse, we saw a company vehicle moving as fast as it can and we saw that there was an employee with ...
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• When is Nady set to return?

  
  The Sommer Frieze — Authority: 135
  Anyone who knows me knows that I try to think like a GM. Granted that I don’t have the budget that a GM has or other very important info regarding injuries, how people are doing in their rehab, cost of contracts, budget restrictions, etc., but for the sake of argument and discussion…. Anyway, I was doing some ...
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• Remembrance

  
  Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life — Authority: 108
  In Flanders Fields, John McCrae The photo above was taken last year at the Nipissing Museum in the small town by that name south-west of North Bay, Ontario. It is a photocopy of the original manuscript for John McCrae’s famous, “In Flanders Fields”. The poem is known worldwide as a sign of remembrance. The ...
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• Travel during the holidays: presence is more important than presents

  
  Happy Steps travel blog — Authority: 103
  Nothing compares to being with our loved ones during holidays and important occasions, right? Thus, most of us would really take time to plan ahead for vacation by delegating tasks or completing projects before due date, and of course making sure to have enough financial resources, such as getting cash advance loans, ...
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• Toy art. Trash art. GenX art.

  
  Jessie X — Authority: 517
  This question was in my email inbox today. I’m going to answer it publicly: The Q: Jessie, I came across your post looking for context for an art review I’m working on. I’m writing about an artist my age (mid 30s) who, like a remarkable number of GenX artists, fills his paintings with toys, cartoons, video ...
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• Veterans Committee to deliberate soon on HOF vote

  
  The Sommer Frieze — Authority: 135
  From MLB.com (emphasis mine): By Lisa Winston / MLB.com 11/10/09 4:21 PM EST An elite group of 20 former Major League managers, umpires and executives are under consideration for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 by a pair of Veterans Committees. The results of the vote, scheduled for ...
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• NYT > World: Blackwater Said to Approve Iraqi Payoffs After Shootings

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . Former executives said it was unclear if the payoffs of about $1 million were made, but the goal was to hush criticism and buy support after 17 civilians were killed in 2007.
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• U.S. Tries to Salvage Honduras Accord

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly went to Honduras to meet with the ousted president and the head of the de facto government.
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• NYT > World: As Blackouts Hit Energy-Rich Venezuela, the President Tells People to Cut Back

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . With his nation plagued by power failures and water shortages, President Hugo Chávez has turned to lecturing his countrymen about overconsumption.
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• NYYFans.com Forum: Jeter stuff for sale…

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYYFans.com Forum , available at NYYFans.com Forum . Forum: Yankees: Out of PlayPosted By: WashingtonYankeePost Time: 11-10-09 at 07:45 PM
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Missing link dinosaur discovered

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . Scientists discover a fossilised dinosaur skeleton that is the missing link between the earliest dinosaurs and giant sauropods.
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Washington sniper faces execution

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad faces execution in hours, after Virginias governor rejected a last-ditch appeal.
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• Things to check out.

  
  The Sommer Frieze — Authority: 135
  MLB Trade rumors has a list of the top 50 Free Agents…and predictions of where they think the guys will go. Interesting. Can you picture a rotation of CC, AJ, Andy and Lackey? Hey, no 3 days rest in next year’s postseason if they all stay healthy. Heck, if you had that, you could have Gaudin as your #5 and ...
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• Jeter and Teixeira are golden

  
  The Sommer Frieze — Authority: 135
  From Lohud: Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter were among the American League Gold Glove award winners announced this afternoon . The complete list: C Joe Mauer 1B Mark Teixeira 2B Placido Polanco 3B Evan Longoria SS Derek Jeter OF Torii Hunter OF Ichiro Suzuki OF Adam Jones P Mark Buehrle For anyone ...
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• Lies, Lying Lies, and Letterman

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 501
  Who to believe? Dirty Dave Letterman, the teflon-coated comedian/late night talk show host is being beseiged once again. Not that any of it mattered to CBS or its president Les Moonves.  However, since he wed long-time live in, Regina Lasko, mother of his now 6 year old Harry, in March, poor Dave has ...
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• in their own words

  
  walls of the city — Authority: 556
  It is a damned near-pathetic state of affairs when the families of our servicemen and women feel as though their military members would be safer in a war zone than at their own, American bases: JOHN ROBERTS, CNN ANCHOR: And youre still scheduled for deployment in January? PVT. JOSEPH FOSTER, U.S. ARMY: Yes. ...
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• NYYFans.com Forum: Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira win Gold Glove award this year

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYYFans.com Forum , available at NYYFans.com Forum . Forum: Player PerformanceThreadsPosted By: DEADSOXPost Time: 11-10-09 at 03:32 PM
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• NYYFans.com Forum: Jeter, Tex take home Gold Gloves !!!!!

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYYFans.com Forum , available at NYYFans.com Forum . Forum: Yankees: Out of PlayPosted By: hbk81Post Time: 11-10-09 at 04:15 PM
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• Breaking News: Not All Racial Profiling Is Un-American

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 501
  By John W. Lillpop In post-rational America, racial profiling has become the ‘go to’ defense for those who are as guilty as hell but need some way to escape justice. The lengths to which some minorities will go to exploit racial profiling are both maddening and mind boggling. An example, as reported, in part, ...
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• BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Bear Stearns ex-managers cleared

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with fraud are found not guilty by a New York jury.
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