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Where we exist
Last night I watched a documentary called "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" about Mats "Ibelin" Steen. It made me cry. Not a lot, but a good trickle of tears that I didn't have to wring out. I went to bed after and in the morning I found and read his blog, and just reading the notice of death at the top brought the tears on, again ( Read more... ) -
the modern social
Lookit me being a hypocrite all up in facebook'n shit ( Read more... ) -
drowning in memes
I've been trying to truncate my Facebook feed to only the people I care about, in an effort to motivate greater self involvement (thus recovering lost connections), and I've suddenly realized why it's not working. Why it won't ever work, unless perhaps the paradigm evolves again ( Read more... ) -
eulogy
When my brother and I were little we would often get off the school bus at grandma and grandpa's. As the eldest, I was responsible for us both disembarking at the right stop. But at my tiny height back then, sitting in the massive, elevated school bus made me feel like I was in a rocket-ship watching the earth fly by, below. From way up there, all ( Read more... ) -
fall to earth day
Today I faced my fear ( Read more... ) -
the little things
I thanked the Postman who delivers to our office. He paused and said, "Have a great day, brother." -
that is all
Today I made French Toast.
And discovered that I own a whisk. -
why do we need validation?
I am not generally a needy person. I have long held the philosophy that one should seek approval foremost from themselves. That is, we should act because we wish to act, not because we believe it is expected of us. We should try to improve because we wish to improve, not because someone said to do so. We should enjoy something because we enjoy it, ( Read more... ) -
Everything I need to know in life I learned from Jean-Luc Picard
This article is in response to an interview with Neil DeGrasse Tyson: A Conversation about Communicating ScienceI am an atheist, I like Tyson, and I like science. I don't really begrudge his aggression simply because there is a place and a purpose for it in our aggressively anti-science, counter-productive culture ( Read more... ) -
something my bro inspired
Relationships are like shoes.
The chances that you are going to walk into the nearest shoe store and discover perfection in the first pair you approach are highly improbable. Even supposing you did, how would you know? Suppose they are the first pair of shoes you have ever had the luxury to experience. If you are inclined to enjoy the sensation ( Read more... )