A geek and a father tries to empty out the mess that is his brain. Watch your step - it’s messy in here…
It recently occurred to me that basic mathematics has an argument against some of the core religious teachings of today.Not math itself, but a very small part of math that a very small number of people seem to understand.
Infinity.
This is a specific concept in mathematics. It means “time without end” or “immeasurably or inconceivably great [...]
My sister-in-law is a lesbian.
My sister-in-law has curly brown hair.
My sister-in-law has a pretty smile.
These are all simple truths. There does not need to be any emotional-adjustment to any of the above. There is no “getting-used-to” any of this. It is a simple concept, really.
Actually, it can be much harder to get past the pretty [...]
A little while back, someone surprised me. Usually that’s a good thing. In this case, not so much.
We were outside, doing some late-night drinking with the neighbors, and I made some jovial comment about evolving from monkeys or some damn thing. One of my neighbors, a funny, intelligent, educated, successful man, got angry and irritated.
“Oh [...]
I’ve said more than once that thinking can be bad.
Not all thinking, but over-thinking.
Taking a moment, considering your possibilities, that’s usually a good start.
But you shouldn’t lose yourself in thought at the expense of action.
Even if you don’t know what to do, sometimes you just need to shrug your shoulders and throw the dice. If [...]
Few things piss me off as much as catching myself acting like everyone else. I guess I should feel comforted knowing that so many others go through the same trials and tribulations as me.
But I don’t.
I just feel like one of the sheep.
Baaaa friggin’ baaaaaa.
When I jumped into this blog thing, I read as much [...]