I was driving and suddenly there were beautiful things. There was this amazing bridge with beautiful metalwork and this river that was all pretty and wet and wide and there were blocks of building creating a fractal pattern of quadrangles. There were many colors and the light was playing off of… Read full post »

Everything we watch others do give us a little bit of data about that person. We collect these bits of data and use them to make up a mosaic that is an overall concept of the people around us. For any given person, we are always collecting data and processing it… Read full post »

Man is a social animal because he is much more likely to survive long enough to get laid if he's got a good team of people working with him. He invented football when it was no longer necessary to spend every day in direct competition with animals and other humans. He… Read full post »

The nice thing about spinning is that when your yarn or floss or thread breaks, all you have to do is tousle the end and spin in some more fiber. You can mend your mistakes with a little patience and a firm touch.

Thing is, you gotta mend it right away… Read full post »

Have you ever observed jargon in action? Taken part in a conversation that would make no sense at all to anyone out side your profession? Have you ever communicated five pages of data with three grunts, a shrug, and a roll of your eyes?

Language is so cool. We shape it and… Read full post »

Something I noticed recently started to explain something to me.

I noticed that all the women I met at the funeral gave me warm hugs and reached out in support. All of the men I met at the funeral gave me warm hugs and reached out in a search for support and/or… Read full post »

I've been watching the first season of MacGyver, and I can't help but think that so many of the little details make this all seem like historical fiction. Things that work or happen in this story-world would not be plausible in any way today because of things like cellphones, GPS, anti-terrorism… Read full post »

My favorite movie is Finding Nemo.

The evening we went to see it there was only one other couple.  An older couple, apparently on a date.  The two pairs of us sat down at opposite diagonals to the center of the house.  We settled in and watched the previews, and… Read full post »

Sometimes it seems that those who consider themselves to be the most righteous and pious seem to find great joy and satisfaction when people around them mess up. Perhaps because they feel that it makes them look better in comparison.

Those who are aware of their own imperfections and weaknesses can… Read full post »

When I woke up this morning and logged in to the electronic world, this is what I read:

"Oh! My opinion is so enlightened that when I share it you must agree with me! If you disagree with me I'm going to flounce around and pee myself! Then I'm going to make… Read full post »

About half of the people you meet will hold a door open for you. Some people will hold it long enough for you to catch it with your arm, some will stand inside and hold the door open and oblige you to press in past them, and a few will smile… Read full post »