Monthly Archives: May 2010
What Law of Nature is Responsible for This One?
How come I can have over 40,000 sheets of various and different art papers lying around my apartment, but not even one of them is a sufficient size of bristol for a work I am desperate to complete? What law of nature dictates that will happen?
Filed under Miscellaneous
The Clowns are Tearing down Colorado Springs
This town, Colorado Springs, got national mention last night on Keith Olbermann’s “Countdown” news program. Olbermann noted some of the financial problems our mayor and city council were having during the current recession. He then went on to reveal the … Continue reading
Filed under Economic Crisis, Ideologies, Politicians and Scoundrels, Politics
A Bumper Sticker
Just the other day, an acquaintance of mine saw this bumper sticker on the back of a pick up truck: “Tired of hearing those crazy voices? Turn off Fox News!”
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Can Governments be Rational when Humans are not?
A TV program by NOVA called, “Mind Over Money”, is advertised as asking the question, “Can markets be rational when humans are not?” That’s an excellent question. But I think an even more important question is, “Can governments be rational when … Continue reading
A New Sex Study from the AARP
Yesterday, the AARP released a study on the sex lives of American adults, 45 years old, or older. Among many other things, the study found that, “Respondents who had a partner but weren’t married had sex more frequently and with … Continue reading
Filed under Health, Marriage, Quality of Life, Relationships, Romantic Love, Sexuality
I had the Strangest Sensation Today
I had a fast food fish sandwich today. Even before I had taken a bite of it, I was kicking myself for having settled for fast food. Indeed, I had the strongest sensation that however much time I spend eating fast food is … Continue reading
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Love is Subversive
No matter how forcefully we are told, “Love is potentially subversive of all human customs, laws, morals, and prejudices”, we still need to experience love before the radical truth of that statement hits home. Otherwise, we grasp the truth of it poorly, if we … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Late Night Thoughts, Love
The Sane Human
“The sane human being is satisfied that the best he/she can do at any given moment is the best he/she can do at any given moment.” “Such sanity is, unfortunately, rare.” – David Bayles
Filed under Happiness, Health, Mental and Emotional Health, Quality of Life, Quotes, Wisdom
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