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.
I’m HERE!!! but of course Bill’s left the scene…. ARRRGH! I know it’s just because the know what havoc is created when we arrive, but sheesh, couldn’t they at least give me visiting privileges? Seriously though, I arrived around 2pm (McMurdo time) and his bag drag (the last thing before leaving) was apparently at about … Read more
So some of you asked if I slept, and yes I slept on and off the entire trip out here. Not bad at all actually, no real jet lag to speak of as we took off at night and landed in the morning but ahead by a day so the adjustment wasn’t bad. (I’ll be … Read more
Hey everyone,I’ve made it to Christchurch NZ. It’s 10/06/05 about 1:30pm and I leave herethe day after tomorrow (probably). I have to admit it wasn’t a good way tostart this trip as the flight from denver got delayed by 4 hours because thetransponder on te original airplane was found during pre-flight to be dead. Wehad … Read more
I’ve been reading Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand and as I’m nearly two thirds through with the book I am repeatedly struck by some thoughts, which upon more reflection has lead me to propose some possibilities for our future. Atlas shrugged’s vision is predicated upon the notion that industrialist are inherently responsible for what they … Read more
I have a new website today…well not really a new website, sort of a rebuild. http://www.wonderfullyrich.net/ is now the home of pixel projects rather then my personal stuff. http://striking.wonderfullyrich.net/ is now my personal home on the web. My world is in fact very different and this website is one of my signfigant changes. For many … Read more
Motorcycle diaries and Light it up in the span of 10 hours has a tendency to make an impression. Cold, dark, on a snowing night where your just trying to live a life that promotes humanity in a sustainable way. Seeing movies doesn’t do much for that, but living in the United States of America … Read more
I wrote this to a friend who’s become fairly religious an once questioned how I would raise a child in a moral sense. Josh, You once asked me something to the effect of how I would instill morals into my own child. My answer was something to the effect of exposing them to reality, providing … Read more
So it’s not even really election day. It’s 2 hours after election day and right now it looks like ohio is going to be this election’s florida. I’ve been watching the polls close doing my own projection and early on I realized how close this was going to be and how much this was going … Read more
I’m developing my understanding of conservative ideals by reading the “Rebuilding America’s Defenses” written by the Project for a new American century. http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf This lead me to think about a breakdown of the current US military budget and have since found the following statement: “U.S. defense planning currently emphasizes preparing for threats posed by countries … Read more
We live in an odd nation in a beautiful world. A nation fighting with itself over a leader who will decide a course of action. One nation condemned to repeat a past that most do not understand. History today is used in snippets to dictate perception whether that be one of reality or not. Technical … Read more