I am fascinated by human behavior and attitudes, and what underlies how and why these manifest. So it was with deep interest that I read the thorough dissertation by ehowton on the subject over the last year or so. He hit the subject from all angles, researching the topic from a psychological, sociological, and philosophical perspective. My current class ( Read more... )

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To sail a mauve sky......


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I find that I can forgive the people who have hurt me. It is much more difficult to forgive the people who have put me in a position to hurt them.

Sometimes a Pirate just needs a Spanish Galleon. Fortunately, when you're a Pirate, a Pirate wearing a British naval officer's uniform - stolen no doubt - Spanish Galleons are not overly difficult to acquire. Behold the Santa Sophia:


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Generally, I am a good communicator ~ I can usually express ideas so that others understand, and I am patient and encouraging in regard to getting others to express their ideas. That said, occasionally I am stymied. I was discussing the difference between need and love with another person. The person with whom I was having the discussion did not ( Read more... )

It's funny how I'll go through a spell of listening to an artist, only to let the music slip away from me as circumstances change or new interests arise. I haven't listened to Fiona for at least ten years. She was a favorite when I was working 16 hour shifts in a hospital lab ( Read more... )

Today, I was notified bt fellow Wizard101 gamer, ehowton, that Pirate101 had been released. I was immediately intrigued. However being in the midst of my three, thirteen hour workdays (a span of time I have begun calling the black hole), I knew I would not be able to devote any time to play until Friday at the earliest. Hrm ( Read more... )

I am fascinated by the brain ~ both its biology and the mind that arises from it. As science understands it currently, consciousness is an effect of our 200 billion neurons and the myriad of synaptic connections.
*One synapse, by itself, is more like a microprocessor -- with both memory-storage and information-processing elements -- than a mere on/ ( Read more... )

In 1977, I was thirteen years old.  Two memorable things happened that year.  Star Wars premiered and the two Voyager space craft were launched to study Jupiter and Saturn.


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