Praxis (Completed Tasks)
Genuinely free, self-conscious, authentic activity as opposed to the alienated labour demanded under capitalism.
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how to dice an onion. quickly. and neatly.
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I have a friend/co-worker/peer/soul mate who never fails to support me, every single day. I left this note while she was out of the office to teach her course. She has left it up to look at daily -- I like to think it makes her smile.
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I love getting cards, so I thought it would be best to send a card to a stranger. My original plan was to close my eyes and pick an address from a phone book, however I didn't realize how difficult it would be without an actual phone book. So, afte...
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The school where I teach only has seven men on staff. In our office, we have a men’s room and a lady’s room. This sign is an effort to encourage the men to take better aim. Who wants to clean somebody else’s urine off the seat? Hmmm…I guess I...
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A huge Thanks to Zurn Industries LLC for, literally, years of spraying me in the ass whist I try to poop. Merci, Ultimate Parke
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In the Writing Center at my university, there's a board where folks can post their writing secrets, a la postsecret.com. It's a reminder that we all have issues with writing sometimes, even those of us who do it and study it for a living (*cough* *co...
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There are two versions of this Praxis. The first is a fantastical account involving nightmare beasts, tiger jets, and Big Trouble in Little China references. The second is a straight-story version that's just the facts. Both are presented. Readers...
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It's been storming all day.. I decided my mailman could use a Thank You.
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This was either the second, or third task that I signed up for, and it sat forlornly in my list of tasks for months. I don't have a land-line phone, and I'd registered my phone on the do-not-call list years ago. Telemarketers are few and far between....
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I learned to smoke when I was in third grade. My buddy Teddy and his sister would entertain me at their house after school. We would watch Duran Duran on videotape, or MTV or play D&D, or sometimes swipe Pall Malls from the top of the parent's b...