Onward and Upward

 (In the middle of the hassle, when I am overrun and wolves are surrounding me)

I listen to the tunes, carried by the wind

You are here, vividly and omnipresently, 

Lost the taste for rusted joy,

and the colorful fabrics of the universe, 

I saw through the smiles,

I walked through the frowns,

I shrugged off the indifference,

I fathomed the depth of despair, 

Onward and upward,

To where light devours 

Pedram 

4/18/2021

Night-Sight

 

2/26/2021

Thank You Scientist: Stranger Heads Prevail

 

What an astonishing album. A crossover of Rock, Metal, and Jazz. Highly sophisticated music lines and very technical. This 2016 album was lost in the shuffle for a while.

Glacier

 There are philosophical qualms to the detriment of everyday normal life. Most of them are unnecessary, excessive, and manageable. 

Inauguration Day

I am a staunch believer in baby steps. As Michael K. Williams put it more accurately "concrete baby steps". That is the way civil society moves forward and evolves. Peaceful, calm, and yet exciting. Pretty much all the elements of modern civilization share commonalities such as gradual formation. The temple so to speak is built by these small but sustainable actions. Those are the most productive ones as history has shown. 

On The Anniversary of The Dreadful Downing of Flight PS752

 It is not convenient to uncork a monologue here. This is just dedicated to the memory of all 176 passengers who died on that fateful night. Those who died so young, so innocent, so unjust...

Pedram

1/5/2021

Sergei Rachmaninoff

 A pretty late discovery. The first time I listened to Rachmaninov with intent and engaged with his music was in April 2019 when Concerto no. 4 in G minor for piano and orchestra was performed by Garrick Ohlsson and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

I have bought Rachmaninoff's complete orchestral works conducted by
Pavel Kogan and Evgeny Svetlanov. Particularly, I have listened to Symphonies No. 1 and No. 2 and they are truly moving. I am listening to digital versions and I can just imagine how this pleasure would have been enhanced listening to these symphonies live or on vinyl. 

Maybe someday!

Categorical Buckets

 There is a tendency to simplify matters and it is reasonable as we all want to soothe ourselves in the face of difficulties. It is a defense that I actually believe in on occasions. The feeling that we have grasped the concept and translated it into the wavelength of our knowledge. That is soothing and reassuring, anxiolytic in the most profound sense.

However, it is erroneous scientifically and misleading practically, when we are dealing with complex multi-faceted phenomena. The so-called well-framed knowledge is dealing with categorical buckets and is leading to a fractured understanding of facts. This notion raises the question of an optimal approach. 

The multidisciplinary approach and the teamwork in an intellectual sense is probably the best available option,  It is surprising how distant fields benefit from the synergistic impact they can induce on each other when working in tandem. 

Picture: Walk for Science, Pittsburgh, August 2017