http://disqus.com/people/6611531e8f5aa01161588ba2c9300d4a/enSun, 16 Aug 2009 18:29:02 -0000http://rexblog.disqus.com/why_i8217m_mourning_michael_jackson8217s_death/#comment-17098213"But if Michael Jackson can die, does that mean a part of us dies with him?"<br><br>Yes. When someone is that omnipresent in the culture across so many years, whether good, bad or bizarre, they are a part of what Douglas Hofstadter might call or (has called) our soul pattern. They are indeed a part of us. When our experience of that person - of their "soul shards" - is reinforced by something as primal as music it becomes even more deeply entrenched, more a part of, our own specific pattern. Any loss we may feel is real and it is another, high contrast, inevitable step toward our own mortal experience.<br><br>Have a nice day! :)Michael TurroFri, 26 Jun 2009 10:22:50 -0000http://rexblog.disqus.com/maybe_an_rss_reader_is_better_than_friendfeed_after_all/#comment-17098397I'm exactly the same way with regard to google reader - though I have become a big fan of using it through feedly.Michael TurroSun, 16 Aug 2009 18:29:02 -0000