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Aeonic Anchor A spiritual sequel to  Diego Morales's "Stress Pile" "And an orator said, "Speak to us of Freedom." And he answered: At the city gate and by your fireside I have seen you prostrate yourself and worship your own freedom, Even as slaves humble themselves before a tyrant and praise him though he slays them. Ay, in the grove of the temple and in the shadow of the citadel I have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff. And my heart bled within me; for you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you, and when you cease to speak of freedom as a goal and a fulfillment. You shall be free indeed when your days are not without a care nor your nights without a want and a grief, But rather when these things girdle your life and yet you rise above them naked and unbound."        This is my Aeonic Anchor. It has kept me attached to all the things around me for the last 21 years. It'...

 THE SISYPHUS DERBY     On November 21, 2024, I held the world's first ever Sisyphus Derby. The premise was simple: we would push people up and down a hill in rolling chairs. It was a bit tougher than expected, and we only had two chairs, so not a ton of pushing got done. That was the point. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zhr94UPb64PtzZbvjJO8pExd6l1KLuTt/view?usp=drive_link     This work was originally inspired by the myth of Sisyphus, and the absurdity and madness of his circumstances, along with the phrase "one must imagine Sisyphus happy". Why is Sisyphus happy? Necessity. His circumstances won't change so he has to, in a true act of madness, be happy in spite of his misery, there's no way he can go to happiness at the top of the mountain, as he knows he will never arrive, so he must be content in his current misery, if he wishes to be happy at all. So do we.     Suffering is a cycle, and comes back to use over and over, no matter how many times w...