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Most of this post was written two weeks ago. Some of the time frames mentioned are relative to that point in time. For Part 1, please click here. For Part 2, please click here. My intention with The Dream Called Reality was to create a blurring of the dreams we have when we sleep, and the dreams we have when we are awake. Even more so, I hoped to shed light on a perspective of our existence,

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Most of today’s post was written a week ago. It was written in a moment of excitement as I poured thoughts into a bowl and began sculpting with the clay I’ve spent a long time working with. It was interesting to hear, and read, the comments I received. Rereading what I wrote, I feel like an artist whose marble statue was perfect, but on second review, notices all the rough edges and excess

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I dream a lot. I like dreaming, and I like my dreams. I find them fascinating little peaks into my mind.A couple weeks ago I had a particularly intense dream, full of strong symbols, which I wrote up to share with people on Facebook. There was some interesting comments about the symbology of the dream and what it meant, but not all comments were that way.An old friend, Mithril, responded with “or

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Where am I? Where have I been? What am I doing?To answer this, I’ll say that I’ve started what I call “a semi-lengthy writing project to explain my perspective on existence”. For me, this piece is to be a culmination of approximately 30 years of my life’s thoughts and experiences. However, I happen to believe this piece could have a significantly higher order of culminations, and this is one

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I wanted to take a moment and state my views and thoughts regarding the results of the 2008 election. These thoughts reflect some of my personal ideology, which I have not fully elaborated on in this blog, but I feel the need to make this public now rather than wait, as knowing myself, I may not have the courage to say them later.The election was yesterday and Barack Obama is the President-elect

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Another delay in posting... This time the delay was due to the new picture in the title. I've been obsessing with creating that picture over the last couple of days. It is still a work in progress, but some of the things I want to do are going to take some time.As for Washington, I stopped in the city of Spokane to look around. I went to the local mall and drove around the campus. I noticed

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As I mentioned in my post on my Fit First Impressions, I didn't really get to see much of Northern Idaho as it was night time and rainy. The mountains were fun to drive though. Here is a small video of a car dealership in Kellogg that I drove past. It was a refreshing change to the monotony that modern life seems to always be offering (and the highway I was on). I stayed in Coeur d'Alene

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The drive to Billings was fairly unremarkable, with brief pit stops in Sheridan, Wyoming, and the closed museum detailing the story of Custer's Last Stand.Something I learned about Montana that I had not know before is that there are lots of casinos. What goes on in these casinos, I don't know, but I would guess that they are mostly slot and video poker machines, based on the one I went into. I

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I am going to try to write up individual posts for important segments of my trip, some may be longer than others, but I can feel that my energy is beginning to wane, so we'll see how far this goes. Plus, I am hoping to get a phone call tonight, so that may interrupt this process as well. However, I wanted to give a brief overview of the trip to shed some light on where and when things

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As I mentioned in a prior post, I just got back from a week-long trip out and back from Portland, Oregon. I drove my new Fit, covering odometer miles from roughly 215 to 3155. As I spent so much time in my new car, I got a number of good first impressions that I'd like to share.The driving capabilities of the car are excellent. One of the neat features that comes with an automatic Sport

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"We only have one future, and it will be made of our dreams." -- Soichiro HondaThis post is a couple weeks in coming, but I was slow in getting the pictures. Now that I have them, here is the full story:When I was getting ready to head off to college for the first time, my parents generously bought me a Silver 1998 Honda Civic. I loved that car greatly. There were many experiences I had in

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Sorry for the lack of new posts recently. I went through a small period where I wasn't really sure how to say what was on my mind, and on top of that, I was preparing for the trip I just took.I just got back after driving through most of the night (it is now 4:04 AM) so once I post this, I am going to promptly go sleep most of the day away. However, tomorrow I am going to clean up my car, take

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I mentioned some of this in the post titled "Who Am I?", but I feel the need to expand on that.I earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 2002 from the University of Wyoming. There was no specific focus in Math, it was just a general Math degree.In 2004, I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Wyoming, but the majority of my classwork was completed in the years

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If you forced me into saying a specific category, I'd say none, but if you allowed me a little more freedom, I could give a better answer. That answer would be that I believe more or less in the overall Buddhist structure, with a Taoist zeal for balance and tendency towards chaos. Throw in some Pre-Socratic and Socratic ideologies and its pretty close, but I wouldn't call it a religion, it is

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My name is Clayton Osterman, and I currently live in Cheyenne, Wyoming. I have decided to change my life, and am currently beginning the process of leaving my currently employment and returning to school. What school you ask? That's a good question, I don't know for sure, but I have a couple in mind.What kind of school? Business, definitely. Although I am unsure as to what level I want to

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I'm not really sure what a blog is supposed to be, but I've read in the Blogger introduction that a blog is a good place to keep things, like where one is at. I just watched this, and I at least thought it was interesting, so, I'll blog it I guess. Gotta start somewhere I guess.A good friend recommended this: Part 1 and Part 2 .My first introduction to Chomsky was through a .mp3 of Chomsky's

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Woo hoo! I have a blog!

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