ok, well sorry to tease if you have never heard of Mensa but it is not a kind of salsa but rather a club. “Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardized, supervised… Continue reading would you like mensa with those corn chips?
time
when I am busy, I perceive time to be going faster than when I am idle waiting for a time. the relationship between our mind and time is a curious thing. huh? well consider this, our brain is capable of both conjuring up an idea in an instance or taking its time and slowly pulling… Continue reading time
truth
The discovery of an acceptable definition of truth seems to be something worthy of many discussion in the future I think. There are folks still stuck on the concept of absolute truth and they appear to be divided into two camps. On the one hand scientific “proof” based truth and on the other “belief” based… Continue reading truth
ticks from space
a long time ago an alien species crafted a interstellar space cannon that could fire projectiles containing entire communities of it’s people across the galaxy in hopes of finding place where they could settle and thrive. one of those projectiles would arrive on earth and after the impact a vast community of the alien species… Continue reading ticks from space
do you have a destiny?
is there a hidden agenda embedded in your DNA? is there meaning in your actions without you knowing it? are seemingly routine events in your life that seem boring actually making micro-payments into a greater good? are some people craving anarchy because they think that they are independent or because they feel hopeless? do you… Continue reading do you have a destiny?
climate change and atheists
can you both believe in climate change and be an atheist? if atheists don’t believe in something they cannot see or find evidence for, then how could one believe in climate change which is based on a future state of the earth?
hope
it would be interesting to know if any other life form on our planet experiences hope. I think we assume we are the only species so lucky but I wonder if instinct is the only driver or if there hope in the mind of the great majestic whale or in the hovering hummingbird. hope keeps… Continue reading hope
the most powerful force
human greed. is there really anything more powerful? it drives people to do the most horrible crimes and tell the most horrible lies. we want more money, stuff, love, food, space, entertainment, attention. the simple living movement tells us to declare “enough” and we do but we are secretly just redirecting our greed elsewhere. are… Continue reading the most powerful force
curriculum vitae extraordinaire
have you ever worked with people who had a fantastic resume but sucked at working? I am getting really tired of these types. Having a sales pitch for every challenge never actually tackles the challenge and being a sweet talker doesn’t get stuff done. Is it just me or are the ranks of these people… Continue reading curriculum vitae extraordinaire
murder or self defense?
one thing seems common in the past years is that natural “disasters” and their related death tolls are good business for the news media. the ironic component to a headline that reads “storm kills #” or “earthquake kills xx” is that in fact what has usually killed them is the building they were in or… Continue reading murder or self defense?