They dropped like flakes, they dropped like stars,
Like petals from a rose,
When suddenly across the June
A wind with fingers goes.
They perished in the seamless grass,
No eye could find the place;
But God on his repealless list
Can summon every face.
Emily Dickinson
Archive for May, 2008
Gone, But Not Forgotten
Posted in misc, tagged poetry, We Will Never Forget on May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Remember Those Who Serve
Posted in misc, tagged military on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the site http://www.remember.gov
What does freedom mean? Were the sacrifices by those who died as a result of service to our nation forgotten? Who would step forward to carry on the responsibility of protecting freedom?
In the face of today’s splurge of multi-million dollar buyouts, contracts, endorsements, and signing bonuses, there are those who still go [...]
Operation Human Shield
Posted in misc, tagged military on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of Memorial Day, I’m implementing Operation Human Shield, to show my appreciation of those who have sacrificed so much for freedom. You may have heard the phase, “If you can’t stand behind our troops, at least stand in front of them.” Well, I’m taking it the next level and organizing a grass roots [...]
Cognitive Surplus
Posted in trivil pursuits on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do you have a cognitive surplus? The folks at mentalfloss have an article about what happens when people have time on there hands and they’re not sure how to deal with it. For example, what if we took the 200 Billion hours on television watching and instead used that to find the cure for cancer? [...]
Word For Today
Posted in misc, tagged vocabulary on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Penultimate: next to the last, second to last
As in – “Last night’s American Idol was the penultimate episode.”
I found that description on the channel guide of my digital cable. And I thought prime time television only killed brain cells. You really can learn something new everyday.
PS – Congrats David Cook! It’s about time a [...]
I Hate Snakes Doc…
Posted in trivil pursuits, tagged movies on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The new Indiana Jones movie debuts this week. Why do we love Doctor Jones? He’s a nerd hero who knows obscure facts, travels to exotic locations, is undaunted by overwhelming odds, stands up for what’s right, punches Nazis, and gets the girl in the end. What’s not to love? Check out this article at mentalfloss [...]
Mystery Quote #2
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s time for another mystery quote. Can you determine the speaker?
It is written in the Koran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged our authority were sinners, and that it is our right and duty to make war upon those they could find…and that every Muslim slain in battle is sure to go [...]
Why I’m Fine With Ben Stein
Posted in philosophy, science, tagged ethics, science on May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I feel compelled to help add sanity to this world, if only a little at a time. These days there are dozens of news channels and thousands of internet bloggers watching the world, ready to magnify the smallest foible of this official or that celebrity, all the while seeming to forget that none of us [...]
Polymath Profile: Michelangelo
Posted in polymath, the arts, tagged art, polymath profile on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Painter, sculptor, poet and architect Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6th, 1475, in Caprese, Tuscany, Italy. Considered by his peers to be the greatest artist alive, two biographies were written during his lifetime (impressive for the 16th century). Renaissance painter Rachel was so impressed by his work in the Sistine Chapel, [...]
Some Quotes
Posted in trivil pursuits, tagged quotes on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here are some quotes to ponder:
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King Jr.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. Albert Einstein
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
The best executive is the [...]
