Although I live my life in such a way that regret is a foreign concept, sometimes I wonder where I would be in life had I zigged instead of zagged at certain junctures. Looking back at some key points in my time line, had I made different decisions, right this moment I could be: A … Read more
Back when I was in college, a few friends and I wandered around Old Town in San Diego, eating and drinking as only college kids on a break can. While we were running around, two of the girls we were with wanted to visit with a palm reader. All of them are charlatans. All of … Read more
If a city smack dab in an Arabian desert is the holiest of places to 1.5 billion souls, a city smack dab in the most republican of regions very well may be mecca for legions of comic book and high concept film fans from all over the world. Comicon, which ends today, is the most … Read more
I like living in a tropical zone, but I do miss the mild summer weather in San Francisco every so often. Like today when the heat soared above 90, the trade winds died down, and the clouds kept the heat bottled in like a fat lady clinging to the last HoHo. On days like this, … Read more
Darwinism can be summarized as a combination of five theoretical aspects: Evolution. This is the theory that the world is not constant or recently created nor perpetually cycling, but rather is steadily changing, and that organisms are transformed in time. Common descent. This is the theory that every group of organisms descended from a common … Read more
If there is one continuous theme that arises often in my interaction with other people, it is probably what makes me… well… me. People find it hard to believe that what they read on this blog is really how i see the world. But it is true. I really do believe the world, and everything … Read more
Sure, you’ve seen one sunset, you’ve seen them all. But this sunset is an HDR sunset! Playing around with my camera today. I really should post up more pictures. I’ve taken a ton and haven’t done much of anything with them. At least uploading them to my flicker account seems reasonable.
It has been variously reported that humans use only 10% of their brains. Depending on who you listen to, that 10% statement started life as a misquote of Albert Einstein OR as a misinterpretation of Pierre Flourens work in the 1800s. Of course, I know this cannot be true. I know this simply because I … Read more
Few things make me laugh as much as when some journalist roflpwns a blowhard… We could all learn a thing or two from Roger Ebert. “Bill, I am concerned that you have been losing touch with reality recently. Did you really say you are more powerful than any politician? That reminds me of the famous … Read more
Someone sent me a message via facebook about Jade Goody. My first thought was, “who the fuck is Jade Goody, and why should I give a rat’s ass?” Then, upon further review and some internet detective work I realized my first reaction should have been, “Who gives a fuck?” The thing about life is, no … Read more