Yay!!! My Nôm Characters Dictionary just arrived. I am so excited! It is a huge book, with 1679 pages of dense information, packed tight in a book that is worthy of its cost, $75 plus shipping n handling. I have Việt dictionaries, but I have never had one of these. Not sure how I am going to... Continue Reading →
Time to Start the Novel
So the time is just about right. I have spent the last few months on a huge and exhaustive quest for information so that I can start work on my new novel. I think I am ready to start writing the first draft of the novel. It was not my intention to use my... Continue Reading →
Ancient Việt 01: Cradle of Asian Civilization
I was born in Vietnam. As I am writing these words, I reflect upon what that actually means in the truest and deepest sense of the word. Out of the shadowy recesses of my native land’s past, swirling with mist and cannon smoke, I can barely see the outlines of those who came before me;... Continue Reading →
Dragon Genetics
Where were we? Ah, yes. Reptilian Genetics. First, let's talk about all the known physiological In-Your-Face, undeniable facts about ancient reptilian vestiges. 1. Reptilian Brain - AKA The Triune Brain, as coined by Dr. Paul MacLean, who proposed the theory of the reptilian brain in his work, The Triune Brain in Evolution: Role in Paleocerebral... Continue Reading →
Bewitching Depilatory
The razor's edge Bewitched by moonlight Honed by the space within the pyramid Glides gently across my shin Deflecting, detaching, depilatoring my skin So that perchance my legs can partake in the illusion of Bewitching Twixt the hour of wane and witching. ~ Tao Babe
Dragon Bloodline
Dragons. They are not, and have never been, simple characters in children's books. They were keepers and teachers of ancient secrets, rulers and caretakers of vast stretches of Earth land, and they came from a distant land beyond the visible star-dome of the night sky. Their presence is felt far and wide in graven images and statues... Continue Reading →
DNA and Evolution: Super Humans
It has already started. In May of 2012, an eleven-year-old Vietnamese girl living in Ho Chi Minh City (forever Sài Gòn to me) stunned the scientific community by developing pyrokinesis (as described in detail by Stephen King in his novel Firestarter). The news shocked the scientific community, not so much because of the pyrokinetic ability itself but because... Continue Reading →
Gentlemen’s Philosophy
Sometimes, it's not easy being a Tao Babe. In fact, more often than not, it feels as if I am basically alone in a sea of humanity, all moving in one direction, all looking at one shining object in the distance. There I am, standing still and breaking the flow of the movement, feeling singular,... Continue Reading →
Rainbow Connection
Ready? One-two-three, one-two-three... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYuE2roIkH0 RAINBOW CONNECTION Kermit the Frog Why are there so many Songs about rainbows And what's on the other side Rainbows aren't visions But only illusions And rainbows have nothing to hide So we've been told and some choose to believe it But I know they're wrong wait and see Someday we'll... Continue Reading →
Holographic Nature of Our Brain
(...continued from Holographic Nature of Our Existence) Is that a transparent fish I see swimming in front of me, or is it just a holographic projection created by my brain? What about the lighted house behind me? Is that real or yet another holographic hallucination? My dog just stepped on my toes. He's a sixty-pound basset... Continue Reading →
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