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Posted in Creative ramblings, Techie talk on Jan 26th, 2009
I was twittering today about the definition of life. I was surprised to learn that there is no universally agreed definition of life:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life
The definition of life is growing in importance. We want to know when human life begins for lots of ethical, legal, and religious reasons. We want to know that if we find something crawling around on [...]
Posted in Creative ramblings on Jan 22nd, 2009
It looks as if scientists will one day be able to manipulate genes to create super humans. I hope it happens soon.
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/01/are-we-close-to.html
The thing that most interested me is the ability to borrow features from one species and embed them in another. I can’t wait to get my tail and wings. Flying monkeys got a bad [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2009
Sometimes, I think the wind is a chorus of Spanish guitars,
sneaking into frozen wastelands
breathing fire
making people laugh until they dance,
all chasing their hats.
And sometimes, the wind is a deep-throated cello,
alone on a moor
rubbing the grasses raw with its song,
piercing the sky with melody,
a heartache of movement that only the birds know.
Sometimes, a piano
skipping over barren [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 9th, 2009
So, I’m sitting on the couch right now, crocheting, in keeping with my New Year’s resolution. And I’ve been listening to Sara Groves, who is probably my favorite female vocalist…yes, even above Karin of OTR. (shocking!!!!) Anyway, so after the entire Add to the Beauty album played through, her older All Right Here album came [...]
Posted in Creative ramblings, Techie talk on Jan 9th, 2009
Have you ever wondered how someone crosses the line from being an acquaintance to a friend? Or more importantly, if you want to convert an acquaintance into a friend, what could you do that wouldn’t come off as stalking?
I think you can define a friend with two criteria, both of which must be met. A [...]
Posted in Creative ramblings on Jan 8th, 2009
My wife doesn’t really play WoW. However she probably knows more about it than most people. She’s been there when I hoot and holler over vent when I’ve defeated hard bosses like Kale’thas. And she’s listened to me whine and complain about how I think everyone on the internet hates me (I’m kidding of course, [...]
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