March 2011
2 posts
It's kind of nice, not mattering
I’ve come to accept that I mean absolutely nothing compared to the inconceivable vastness of life on Earth, even less, relative to the life of the Earth itself, of our star, our galaxy, and so on. As a part of this greater system, I am merely borrowing a few particles from the universe (or multiverse or whatever it is that exists beyond our little corner of reality) for a nearly...
Time
I’ve been thinking about time lately, and trying to conceptualize it in any way other than the linear model that is such an integral part of my cultural inheritance — and I’ve been having a lot of trouble. I couldn’t quite get over the obstacle of “I am getting older and will eventually die.” Only now have I made the connection that should have been obvious from the...
February 2011
1 post
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It's only offensive is you let it be.
I just read an article in a local newspaper whose message was essentially, “The N-word is bad and we should never use it.” The was story centered around a Black History Month assembly at Beechwood High School, and it got me thinking the same thing I’ve always thought about this and similar word controversies: “It’s just a word. How can it be bad?”
The speakers...
December 2010
8 posts
yeah family bonding!
Randy Pausch
The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!
http://www.ted.com/talks/randy_pausch_really_achieving_your_childhood_dreams.html
a little more detail than necessary
♫ Listening to Chopin - Prelude Op. 28. No. 15 by...