Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I’ve spent the bulk of a three-day period trying to figure out why my keyboard suddenly thinks that an O is the letter 6. That’s not the worst of it. The letter I has become number 5. The letter J is the number 1. It’s like the computer’s keyboard has transformed into a Ouija board,…

I love seeing card tricks done well. But more than this, I sometimes love seeing card tricks go badly. Card magic takes a lot of practice to get right. Even then, it doesn’t mean every card trick you do will be flawless. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter how much you’ve rehearsed it before that point, things…

I try to start every day with something that’s related to bridge. While it might not be a full game first thing in the morning, I like setting the tone for the rest of the day with some bridge. It keeps the mind active, and it’s a way of leading into the morning (and yes,…