Michael Ampersant: how we feel today

Jan 26, 2019

How we feel today

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Welcome to this blog...

Many Thanks to all of you who visit this blog regularly...the publication platform for my writing.

I ran the Applied Logic Laboratory in my previous life, a research center at the University of Amsterdam (NL).

I live in Portugal with my partner Chang. You can ask me anything here
For a bit more about the history of this blog and its curious name, go here

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New release:

The Fountain of Geneva

Ever wondered about the Fountain of Geneva, the world's principle liquid monument? Michael has the answers you need, now available as a quick read on Amazon:

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Green Eyes

The Lambda Literary Award finalist

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From live reviews:

"If you like Woody Allen, you will enjoy the book!"
"I dreamt of the GREEN EYES and woke up happy."
"Grab it an plan to read it from cover to cover immediately!"
"A literate and wonderfully witty romp!"
Wow! That was my first reaction to reading this book, my second reaction was plain and simple holy shit!"
"This is a perfect book for any adult reader!"

The sequel to the Green Eyes---available now

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GAY FLASH FICTION
the webzine for gay-themed flash stories

The robot speaks it mind -- looking forward to dystopia

When Michael founded the Applied Logic Laboratory at the University of Amsterdam in the brittle 90's (a research institute dedica...
Yesterday evening

This is the end of our dead-end-road at the end of the day. Picture by Chang, of course.
The meaning of π

In Carl Sagan’s novel Contact , Jodie Foster’s character, Ellie---Jodie Foster played Ellie in the movie adaptation (1997)---is looking for ...
A Visit by Caspar David Friedrich

Huh? Caspar David Friedrich , the German romantic painter (1774-1840) (?) A picture of our garden (?): The garden of Michael Ampersant and ...
Joanne and Robert Hall, murder at the chateau (1)

You study philosophy at the Free University of Berlin, and you see yourself as a midrange intellectual all your life, and you cringe at the ...
If only the Vegas gunman had been a Muslim

We're not really Thomas L. Friedman fans, but here you have his latest column in the NYT: If only Stephen Paddock had been a Muslim ...
The Schadenfreude Institute

(Our friend Glenn sends this cartoon) Anything the GREEN EYES have to add to this? Not really, except that we have Barbette Bienp...
Our friend Glenn sends this cri de coeur:

Not exactly a cri de coeur , but you get the gist. Anything the GREEN EYES have to add to this? We have a billionaire, Neill Palmer ...
Why we like Paul Krugman

Krugman is always good, but here's one of his krugest statements. I've been thinking about it since I read it in the NYT in 2016, l...
Portugal (2) --- Porto

Westerly view of the Douro River. Note the fog; it's like in San Francisco. View of touristy downtown Porto from the upper level...

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Getty Museum Art Books (for free download)
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Jan 26, 2019

How we feel today