My brother texted me to tell me that he had 17 vacation days that he had to use up by mid-August, that he didn’t have money for airfare, and asked me to assist him in being clever. These were the ideas I sent him in an email, reposted with his permission: Writing retreat in New [...] Read more »
Vedder Tuesday ⅩⅩⅩⅣ
I once asked my good friend Martin Pribble (@MartinPribble), a rock climber and a fellow atheist, the following question through his blog: “I assume you’ve seen interesting strata up-close in your climbing. Have they ever generated an insight about evolution? Other more emotional reactions, such as enormous respect for, or humility in the face of, [...] Read more »
Vedder Tuesday ⅩⅩⅩⅢ
I’ve listened to this song for years. It was just a song on Backspacer for me. It … didn’t suck. But that’s it. Today it came on shuffle, and I fell in love with it, and started crying. This is now one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs. Amazing how life events can change these [...] Read more »
Math Is Music
I was mathematically talented as a child and teen. One time, growing up, I was gushing to my father about how much I loved music. “Of course you like music!” he replied. “Music is math!” I immediately corrected him. “No, Dad,” I said. “Math is music.” Hey, Dad? I was right. Read more »
Vedder Tuesday ⅩⅩⅩⅠⅠ
I asked my brother for a recommendation for Vedder Tuesday again. Right now I’m relating very well to his choice. Thanks, Dave! Oceans Hold on to the thread The currents will shift And glide me towards you You know something’s left, And we’re all allowed To dream of the next – Oh, the next time [...] Read more »
Carl Sagan on Books
“What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly [...] Read more »
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