I would like to name a beer this: “Ahab’s Whale Tail Pale Ale Tale” as observed by Ishmael, bottled by Fishbits. Please make the back of the bottle note: “Fishbits accidentally bottled a crisp (more…)
Moving Away From Technology That Uses Us.
Here are some reasons to ponder whether staring at our phone all the time is a smart move? For your new year’s resolutions & consideration: 1) Studying attention & memory as it (more…)
Rand Paul… don’t sue anyone on my account.
From here:Â http://mashable.com/2014/02/12/rand-paul-obama-lawsuit/ Uhh.. from the American people, Rand… chill out. Everyone likes this, because privacy only exists when it serves *your* (more…)
Meaning & Purpose in a Godless Universe
This is a more succinct summation of what I have previously opined on in regards to meaning, purpose, and the intent of Melville’s novel: Have you read Moby Dick? Searching for Meaning and Purpose (more…)
Some more thoughts on belief, and being exhausted by it. Too exhausted. But this Poem MESSED me up as a kid.
Okay this was a ramble. Coffee laden. Everything is a waste of time by nature. I find the way I spend my time to be something to be profoundly vigilant about. It might be hypocritical, then, to get (more…)
Who is the *real* big brother?
This was in response to people complaining about automatic license plate scanners, which then ticket cars. People say it’s a violation of privacy. That’s just the dumbest thing ever. You are in a public (more…)
Privacy, Your Rights, 3rd Party Contracts, and the 4th Amendment.
I am reposting this, from a comment I just made, in repsonse to people talking privacy, NSA, the Smith v Maryland case, 4th Amendments, and signing your life away to contractual agreements with 3rd parties, (more…)
Is there a movement to stop celebrating all holidays?
Because there should be. Except Arbor day. And maybe MLK day. I am *ALL* in on this. The derivative notion of cribbing pagan holidays dating back to Sumerian or Babylonian times? Boring. Sugary (more…)
Tiburon, California
Hi! I can’t believe you’re here! Â We love this place, and I am just one member of an amazing community that is coming of age. Â The landscape and atmosphere of Tiburon is changing, and we are finding (more…)
The tides of time… ebb and flow good sailor.
I am really digging on the lessons of Ishmael vs Ahab, and the metaphor of Moby Dick as seeking meaning in an empty universe, until it grinds you up and whittles you away. I am less about that struggle (more…)