Archive for the ‘Ruminations’ Category
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The Dream That Slips Just Beyond Reach
07 Aug 2019Recently I came to realize that two scents I truly enjoy are no longer available. I had forgotten the availability/opportunity…
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Interpretations of Fragrance by People Uninterested in Fragrance
10 Oct 2017Recently I read this, and its major point left me befuddled. Why would you ask people who are not into…
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The End of Fragrance
29 Jun 2015Someone said once that perfume is ephemeral art. Not only does the scent evaporate throughout the day, but over time,…
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Petitions And Miscellany
14 Apr 2014It has been a while; I have been remiss. Life and even the semblance of life has been a beautiful…
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New Year, Old Hates
17 Jan 2014I have been called “The Man Who Hates Everything,” and that is not quite true. I am a man who…
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Consolidation
23 Sep 2013Every once in a while, I feel the need to organize various sprawling things. Fragrance is no exception. Upon a…
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The Fragrance Ferris Wheel
10 Aug 2013I have recently participated in a fragrance pass-around. This is like a chain letter, except that you send smellythings —…
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How Communities Die
04 May 2013After reading a disturbing post at Parfumo (here), the thoughts coagulated in my mind. When things only make sense viewed…
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The Education of a Mad Chemist
09 Feb 2013At the end, I am laughing. Not as harshly or as mockingly as Sarah laughed, but in an incredulous manner…
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Speaking From Out of the Past
26 Jan 2013Some months ago I claimed that because a fragrance was still widely available to be purchased online, that meant that…