A blog from a science nut, computer geek, sometimes philosopher, and a human. Based out of Denver, with a love of Antarctica, I seem to wander the world so who knows where I'll be in 6 months.
Living in DC describes a bubble of existence, where one can spend years living here and forget what the rest of American really is and almost neglect to consider what the rest of the world’s fate is. So filled with power, money, paradigms of either or thought, enveloped in a artificially defined square which comes … Read more
I’m wacked out on over the counter drugs and prescriptions for yet another sinus infection that’s been lingering for the last 2 weeks. I’m home this weekend, trying to take it easy, listening to my heart beat, trying to distract myself from the pain in my head. What does one do during such a time? … Read more
This is long out of the news by now, but some of you expressed interest in my experience at the Inaguration so I thought I might reflect on it for a bit. Overall I found it an experience that was heartwarming and tiring with a minor undercurrent of frustration. I’ll lay this out chronologicly. I … Read more
It dawned on me when I was listening to the Daily Show talk about Obama’s mea culpa on his day 15 of being in the White House, that the first 100 days of any White House is destin to screw up quite a bit. Most new people in any job take somewhere around 3 months … Read more
Stand in front of the elevator, thinking about the 8 hours of work you are trying to accomplish and all the things you are falling behind on, or should do, and how exhausted you are wanting only to take a nap, all the while realizing that this is irrational, “not really you,” and just a manifestation of the depression makes you all of a sudden just want the tide to break… Even if it’s just for a few hours.
For those of you in DC, you might want to keep tabs on my A Smarter Smartrip page as it might turn out to be a useful way to improve your SmarTrip experience. As I explain on the page: I’ve grown to loath these SmarTrip cards because they break or get lost. It’s a pain … Read more
I am in N’awlins with Angela’s father and family for thanksgiving, which is a well recieved chance to break the washington dc bubble. Everytime I leave DC for some other part of the US, the muzzle comes on. I forget how free we are in DC to talk about the congess or presidental hapenings ant … Read more
A quote from Brave New World television movie from 1998. (Yes, yes, the movie wasn’t at all like the book, but I think it can be valued for this quote alone.) John Cooper: Why can’t everyone read shakesphere? Mustapha Mond: Anyone can, but why would they want to? It wouldn’t mean anything too them. Our … Read more
For those of you who didn’t know, I’m back in school. I’m taking one class at a time via Colorado State University’s Global Campus, aka online. I haven’t done school work in 3 years or more, and I still hate ignorance, stupidity, and dumb learning as much as ever, but I’m not getting any younger … Read more