Author Archives: Joe Larabell

Effortless Magick

Posted on 2019/12/07 by Joe Larabell

It’s funny how, every once in a while, if you listen to the subtle messages unfolding around you on a constant basis, you pick up on a pattern of small bits of information that seem to build into something substantial. … Continue reading →

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Out with the Old…

Posted on 2018/01/08 by Joe Larabell

I was listening to the latest Sam Harris podcast today and ran across an interesting take on something that should be familiar to most Western Ceremonial Magicians. Eric Weinstein was talking about finding meaning in license plate numbers as he … Continue reading →

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Misunderstanding Multitasking

Posted on 2016/10/20 by Joe Larabell

I was listening to an interview with the authors of the new book The Distracted Mind on NPR this morning and they touched on a favorite pet peeve of mine that centers on a basic misunderstanding of the term multitasking. … Continue reading →

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Farewell to a Legend

Posted on 2016/01/12 by Joe Larabell

I don’t imagine anyone capable of reading these words hasn’t already heard that the musical legend David Bowie is no longer with us. There’s not much I can add to the seemingly endless stream of articles and posts bidding farewell, … Continue reading →

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Japanese addresses

Posted on 2014/11/18 by Joe Larabell

This is just a quick note to help simplify the Japanese postal address system. It’s different from the system used in the US and many other countries but once you understand the theory, it’s really not that confusing.

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A “PC” analogy

Posted on 2014/11/17 by Joe Larabell

Anyone who has been poking around on this blog or the static web site it replaced knows I was once involved with Scientology. An old-time friend of mine, who also dabbled a bit in Scientology many years ago, recently asked … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Xperia Z2 smartphone

Posted on 2014/07/23 by Joe Larabell

After exactly two years as a smartphone user, I recently traded up from a Fujitsu Arrows Z to an Xperia Z2. I did a lot of research online to discover what people liked and didn’t like about the phone before … Continue reading →

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Cost of living in Japan (and elsewhere)

Posted on 2014/04/24 by Joe Larabell

I’ve just discovered a web site called Numbeo (http://www.numbeo.com). It was created by a guy who used to work for Google Ireland. The idea is to have regular people from around the world submit prices in their areas for certain … Continue reading →

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The two-edged sword of freedom (part 42)

Posted on 2014/04/24 by Joe Larabell

Among the many social forums in which I tend to roam, I also happen to be one of many moderators on a forum whose name I won’t mention (since this post derives, at least in part, from a conversation on … Continue reading →

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Where there’s smoke…

Posted on 2014/02/25 by Joe Larabell

Have you heard? Nokia recently announced the “Nokia X” — a new phone that’s based on Android… but it doesn’t have any Google apps and isn’t compatible with Google Play. It uses a “Windows Phone style shell” which I assume … Continue reading →

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