Bob Dylan’s 1981 song Every Grain of Sand reads almost like a prayer. Every Grain of SandWritten by: Bob Dylan In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed There’s a dyin’ voice within me reaching out somewhere Toiling […]
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A Baseball Parable
In junior high, we had an “advisory” period for about a half hour in the middle of the day. Basically, do what ever you want, just don’t bug the teacher. My advisory classroom had piles of old textbooks in the back. One was a literary collection for junior high students, and I’d read some of […]
I’m a bad dreamThat I just had todayAnd you shake your head And say it’s a shame.- Thick as a Brick / Jethro Tull
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A Normal Human Condition
Existential angst is a normal human experience characterized by feelings of unease, dread, or apprehension stemming from contemplating the meaning of life, death, and one’s place in the universe. It’s a common feeling, not a mental illness, and can be managed through self-reflection, acceptance, and seeking support.– Gemini Existential Angst: Work From Home Edition
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Lamentations versus laminations versus lacerations versus lenticulation versus llama nations. Ten random “L” words from Elder G: LadleLarkLighthouseLedgerLichenLabyrinthLocomotiveLuggageLoomLynx Lamentations laminations lacerations lenticulation layered lucky lapidary lens flare lyrical abstraction.
Ash Wednesdayby T. S. Eliot Lady, three white leopards sat under a juniper-treeIn the cool of the day, having fed to sateityOn my legs my heart my liver and that which had been contained In the hollow round of my skull. And God saidShall these bones live? shall theseBones live? And that which had been […]
Instead of asking, “Is AI becoming human-like?”, perhaps we should be asking “Are humans AI-like?” Let’s work with this set of assumptions: It is a deterministic universe, rigidly governed by the laws of physics. Humans are incredibly complex state machines, obeying biochemical responses. We have no free will, no consciousness, but due to the incredible […]
In the previous BLOTT, we looked at a hypothetical WLBOTT langar meal. Let’s look at some number. Ingredients Costs Here’s the daily and annual cost breakdown for serving 100,000 meals per day at the WLBOTT langar: Daily Cost: Annual Cost (365 Days): Summary: Time Period Total Cost Per Meal $2.91 Per Day (100,000 meals) $291,000 […]
Today, let’s celebrate a song of hope and unity – Get Together. Released during the turbulent 1960s, when the world was grappling with war, civil rights struggles, and social upheaval, Get Together became an anthem for peace movements, urging people to embrace love as the only real solution to hatred and division. It still resonates […]
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Today is the Day
Today is the day you want to give up hope