In my last note, I talked about extra-somatic knowledge. Transmitting data without genes. Transmitting data between humans instantly instead of through generations ( Read more... )

One of the hallmarks of homo sapiens is our ability to acquire and process extra-somatic knowledge. To explain briefly: Somatic knowledge is pre-programmed knowledge. We instinctively know how to swallow and suckle. Most higher animals have an enormous amount of somatic knowledge. A snake hatching from an egg begins to hunt almost immediately. A ( Read more... )

a tiny hand grasps his mother's finger ( Read more... )

Daniel Frederick and Erin Bean cordially invite you to the Franklin County Courthouse, 373 S High St, tommorrow at 11 AM for our wedding. Reception at Union Station @2PM ( Read more... )

Your heart has been hurt, your heart has been betrayed ( Read more... )

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My entire life, I've kept a small box. Here I would toss movie tickets, photos, wedding invitations or whatever struck my fancy really. Periodically, I would sit down and go through it, cleaning out the memories that weren't worth keeping and reminiscing about the things I found ( Read more... )

I have to admit, I think its funny that now that I'm leaving the city for two months, everyone and their brother is scrambling to see me. Fortunately, I have a limited amount of time, so I won't be able to squeeze everyone it ( Read more... )

My biological father, passed away in 1984. My adopted father, the Reverend George Nelson Frederick, passed away in 1994. My biological mother in 1997. My adopted mother is still alive, though we haven't always had the closest relationship ( Read more... )

Well, today I appeared in court to answer Lynne Rochette's civil lawsuit against me. She stated that I had borrowed 3,000 from her in the course of a year, and I agreed, that I had in fact done so ( Read more... )