Philosophical Questions: Intelligence and Wisdom

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

Is intelligence or wisdom more useful?

They are equally useful, in different ways and situations. Intelligence is good for solving logical puzzles, wisdom for intuition or emotional ones. Wisdom comes from experience, but it's hard to gain without intelligence; and intelligence without wisdom is a good way to logic yourself with into a miserable situation. They're not the same, and people are often better at one over the other, but they're not fully separable either.

Video: "The Wizard of Ahhhs"

This is a very well-designed recreation of "The Wizard of Oz" in song clips. 

Unsold Poems for the July 5, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl

The following poems from the July 5, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Everything That Blooms," "In the Shade of the Mighty Oak," "Let the Children Lead Us," "Autumn's Palette," "Pumpkin Spice Prosperity," "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," "Begin to Understand Ourselves," "Homefree and Clear, " "One Bite at a Time," "Stars and Diamonds," and "There's an Art to It."

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Birdfeeding

Today is partly cloudy and mild.

I fed the birds.  I've seen several house finches and a fox squirrel. 

EDIT 7/30/22 -- I watered the barrel garden.

EDIT 7/30/22 -- I took pictures around the yard.

EDIT 7/30/22 -- I cut weeds around the purple-and-white garden.

EDIT 7/30/22 -- I cut weeds along the bulb flowerbeds.

EDIT 7/30/22 -- I started cutting weeds alongside the north edge of the house.

EDIT 7/30/22 -- I watered the septic garden, telephone pole garden, and oak seedlings.

A variety of flowers are blooming in the prairie garden where I planted the Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix.  I think there are a few Mexican hats, black-eyed Susans, at least one cosmo, and several zinnias.

Poetry Fishbowl Report for July 5, 2022

This month's theme was "Unusual Sensory Experiences." I wrote from 1:30 PM to 6:15 AM, so about 14 hours 45 minutes, allowing for lunch and supper breaks. I wrote 6 poems on Tuesday and another 7 later in the week.

Participation was up slightly, with 14 comments on LiveJournal and another 39 on Dreamwidth. A total of 17 people sent prompts. You have new prompters sunshine_challenge to thank for the second freebie.


Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the July 7, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"All Else Was Glass"
"Crosstalking Senses in Translation"
"The Greatest Gift of the Garden"
"Rose-Colored Sunglasses"
"The Taste of the Sea"

"There's an Art to It" (Arts and Crafts America, March 1, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl) (linkback perk)


Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from July 5. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available. All sponsored poems have been posted.

This month's donors include: janetmiles and Anthony Barrette. There were no new donors. There are 3 tallies toward a bonus fishbowl.


The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.

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