Wisdom from A Wizard of Earthsea

For a word to be spoken, there must be silence: before, and after.

To light a candle is to cast a shadow

To truly hear, one must be silent.

as a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do ( Read more... )

( The Storied History of Ed Whetstone’s Academic Mind )

this was the first formula we had to learn for Calculus...

it's a definition of epsilon-delta limits


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I have no rant for you at this time.

I'm too busy for ranting.

I have four pieces of music swimming in my head and wanting out...

one of which is almost finished, I think.... http://filexoom.com/files/12892/Chimes%20of%20Change%202%20amped.mp3

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
Douglas Adams

The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
Sam Levenson

Genetically, the chances of Superman (an alien) and Lois Lane (a human) being able to make a baby...

are approximately the same chances as a human having a child with an artichoke.

I just watched the Daily Show that ran a few weeks after 9/11. Jon Stewart, a man who has dedicated his life to making us laugh and maybe learn a little, gave a truly moving little speech before the show ( Read more... )

My faith protects me

my kevlar helps

The sun came up and the day was beautiful.

despite the orange-juice concentrate.