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I am endlessly fascinated and amused by the mysteries of the cosmos and my tiny place in it. Enjoy my explorations of my inner and outer worlds.
If a Tree Falls in My Back Yard…..
I was eating breakfast, looking out my window at the familiar landscape of my backyard. Something had changed. I felt like a kid, looking at Highlights Magazine, trying to find what “doesn’t fit in”, the hidden picture, the mystery image. My vista was disturbed, but...
Going Nowhere
“The world thus appears as a complicated tissue of events, in which connections of different kinds alternate or overlap or combine and thereby determine the texture of the whole.” (Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy, 1963) When you walk through the Northwest Airlines...
Who Me? Biased?
Everyone's a little bit racist Sometimes. Doesn't mean we go Around committing hate crimes. Look around and you will find No one's really color blind. Maybe it's a fact We all should face Everyone makes judgements Based on race. -From the musical Avenue Q Short People...
Conversations with Myselves
“Of all the things in life I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most.” Mark Twain “I don’t mind the voices in my head. I just wish they’d reach consensus.” Asheville Bumper Sticker I stand alone in the kitchen carrying on a lively conversation with myself. “Hmmm, I think...
Celebrating Sun Spots
It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine. R.E.M. I...
And Now, Back to Our Program
Last spring, I went on a three week trip to Europe. Or at least I think I did. In the film Total Recall, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick, Arnold Schwarzenegger experiences a virtual vacation on Mars that turns into a nightmare when he discovers the chip up his...
Discussion Area
Lavinia Plonka weaves together 33 autobiographical stories with weighty philosophical questions in her uniquely hilarious way: Are aliens stealing our time? Can one find enlightenment at Sam’s Club? Are nail salons a galactic conspiracy?
These essays originally appeared as Lavinia’s monthly column, “CosmiComedy,” in Western North Carolina Woman Magazine.
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