25 Feb

Posted at 01:47h in Observations

"There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go." Sometimes better the devil you don't know than the devil you know....

22 Feb

Posted at 10:22h in Observations

We are a piano with a finite set of keys with which we can score an infinite number of musical compositions. The compositions express our emotions. Love is when music connects us to the soul of the universe....

19 Feb

Posted at 00:20h in Observations

Each of us plays several roles in "Terrific," the play of life; some difficult, some easy. Difficult roles include having mental and physical health issues, poverty, dangerous situations, etc.; roles that require taking ourselves and our situations seriously. Easy roles are happy, simple lives. Difficult roles can win an Academy Award; easy roles not. However, given the chances of winning an Academy Award, best to forgo that chance and go with the easy roles. We are born into certain circumstances and with certain potentials. Then our lives evolve through chances and choices. We choose our roles; if not, we are given by society the roles that are vacant that no one would sensibly want. Best to be proactive and make choices that comport best with our strengths, weaknesses and allow us to realize our potential. Otherwise we are likely find ourselves in difficult roles, a difficult life....

16 Feb

Posted at 18:07h in Observations

The etymology of the word bullshit (misleading nonsense) seems as messy as bullshit. Unlike what's indicated in etymology sources, bullshit likely stems from hunting trips in the western United States in the 19th century. Hunters trailed their game by following a trail of feces; examining temperature, moistness, texture and design of  feces to determine how recently passed and which animals they were tracking. What appeared as a warm pile of bison shit might make their game seem near, until they realized it was shit from the bull from a nearby farm. That is, the bison shit was not what it appeared to be; it was bullshit. Likewise, hunters going around in circles would soon come upon their own horses' feces; horseshit, also meaning nonsense. While clever, academic etymologists might view the foregoing etymology of bullshit as bullshit....

15 Feb

Posted at 13:21h in Observations

"When Fredrick Nietzsche declared "God is dead," fuck became the most important word in the English language." There are not many words with the versatility of fuck. Besides the sexual meaning, there are also the following uses: Ignorance: Fucked if I know. Trouble: I guess I am fucked now! Fraud: I got fucked at the used car lot. Aggression: Fuck you! Displeasure: What the fuck is going on here? Difficulty: I can’t understand this fucking job. Incompetence: He is a fuck-off. Suspicion: What the fuck are you doing? Enjoyment: I had a fucking good time. Request: Get the fuck out of here. Hostility: I’m going to knock your fucking head off. Greeting: How the fuck are you? Apathy: Who gives a fuck? Innovation: Get a bigger fucking hammer. Surprise: Fuck! You scared the shit out of me! Anxiety: Today is really fucked....

12 Feb

Posted at 15:24h in Observations

"There is no such thing as a dumb question." Answers may be stupid but questions are not unless they should have been asked before we embarked on an endeavor....

03 Feb

Posted at 18:25h in Observations

There are 10 times as many stars than all the grains of sand on Earth's deserts and beaches. A few hundred stars have been given proper names and thousands have a formal identity. Yet, not one grain of sand has been named or give a formal identity. A grain of sand is rarer than a star, yet surprisingly less noticeable. Maybe that's because we look up to the stars and look down on the sand; or there's not much at night beyond stars at which to gaze, while during daytime there is much engaging our attention; or we are attracted to the shiny, not to the dull; or the mysteries of faraway stars stir our imagination but grains of sand are grains of sand....