I am reading Einstein's Dreams, which is a fiction story by Alan Lightman.  Lightman is a bona fide physicist who was working on some calculations dealing with large clusters of stars.  He went to the library to put together some references to attach to his paper that he was going to publish, and found that someone else had already done the exact ( Read more... )

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This is a good one:


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American Gods is a fiction story about the old gods, Norse gods and Indian Gods and Native American Gods, and how they are still around, wandering about like homeless people in America.  I will not go into further details so that I don't spoil anything, but it has some really great monologs and passages that sort of stand out.  Below is one that I  ( Read more... )

"Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the birthday bash for Joe, Amy, and Chris.  Joe and Chris turned 29, and Amy will be turning 30 on Jan 31st.  It is hard to believe.  Seems like it wasn't that long ago that I was under 21 and she was buying me alcohol...  Time is a funny thing.  The party was good, I saw people I have not seen in a long time.  Amy and Joe surround ( Read more... )

Porcupine Tree - Normal

Here is my car, my phone and my TV
I've got it all but you can see through me

But am I here? It's kind of hard to tell
I do a good impression of myself
But what's normal now anyhow?

Sullen and bored the kids stay
And in this way they wish away each day
Stoned in the mall the kids play
And in this way they wish away each ( Read more... )

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I wanted to share this recent post-secret:


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