I thought I was going to successfully complete my voyage on Spaceship Earth without having to deal with John Milton, but no. However, it turned out to be a pretty interesting experience. I was recently introduced a section of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, where Satan seduced Eve. Art derived from Paradise Lost Gustave Doré We’re […]
Category: Meaning of Life
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Thanks to WLBOTT Chief Ethics Advisor UC#2 for today’s topic. Holy Wars have started over less…. [ed. note: Faith on the Fringe has some pretty good outside-the-box ideas] Super technically, I think we need to hold our horses for a while…. Anywho…. let’s get back to the comma….
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The Best Video on YouTube
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Crab Apples!
[Thanks to UC#1 for today’s post] After the fascinating expose on bovine transportation, and my natural curiosity on whether bovines twine, I decided to ‘think outside the box’ and look for other twine related areas. The most obvious immediately popped into my head: crab apples! Here are a few photos of my latest crab apple […]
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Coincidence
Bob Dylan’s It’s All Over Now Baby Blue has always fascinated me. I liked the seeming disjointed word-play and odd imagery. The line “take what you have gathered from coincidence” seems to pop into my head at odd times. I’d always thought it meant something like… It’s All Over Now Baby Blue by Bob Dylan […]
This conundrum[1] has been rattling around in my brain for a while…. I can’t find a good explanation why this line of reasoning is faulty. [1] Or is it? The Hangman’s Paradox and Free Will Is there something we can learn about free will from The Hangman’s Paradox? First we’ll need two volunteers. ChatGPT to […]
So, a cool front blew through Austin yesterday. Not a blue northern. When a “cool” front blows thru Austin in August, it means: Weather Underground, Austin, Thursday, Aug 18th, 2023, 3:00pm. Note how the 0 mph (0 kph for our Canadian friends) wind is from the north. It’s pretty amazing how much water the air […]
I have just recently learned of the songwriters and performers Lou & Peter Berryman. Wow! Could they be part of our karass? They have a song called “Twine Boy“. Busy, busy, busy. When Did We Have Sauerkraut? – Peter Berryman , Lou Berryman Come on in and have a chairToday’s the day I clean the […]
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How to Live a Good Life
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s topic. In the following, substitute all occurrences of “curling” with “life”. This video has been produced by Curling Canadawith support from the World Curling Federation’s Development Assistant Programme Will there be a Buffet? I think my Chat buddy is thinking, “what should curlers eat?” rather than “what do […]