game of thrones

I've started reading a book I downloaded from the library online. I have 21 days in order to read the 800+ pages. How sweet is that? I thought I might have difficulty in that time frame given the genre; fantasy, but to no avail. After the first 238 pages after a day and a half it appears that not to be a problem.

The novel? The first instalment of GAME OF THRONES. More to come!

another rant

Sorry for the second Hawking mention in a row. Although I make no apologies for being a Christian and follower of the principles of Jesus Christ I'd like to respond to his assertions.

Firstly any opinions we have, without harming others, are relevant and true, from our perspective. For, I believe perception is reality. That's my chosen delusion and it works for me.

Secondly, the so called fantasy of the supernatural is not so strange. Let's compare it to science.

Reality is stranger than fiction.

M-theory is the search for existence beyond our mundane 3 or 4 dimensional world. It is proven by mathematical theorems apparently. I'm no mathematician but they say it works. Good enough for me. However we can't conceptualize this reality!

Unfortunately reality is determined these days by whoever receives grant money from the government. The search for anything that would disprove a convenient truth are starved!

Who's looking for the boogeyman now?

global warming resurgence

What a great story; must be slow. Just as the climate warming theory gets shot out of existence, it morphs into climate change theory. Just as we laugh away the conjectures of a delusional fringe Christian preacher's "rapture" revelation, news reporters are calling the recent storms "apocalyptic"!

It's reported that there are an inordinate amount of natural catastrophes manifesting lately. Of course it's all due to our interference with pollutants into the atmosphere. The lack of a theory that this is a part of a global cycle has not been postulated!

It can't be the profit that can be made to "remedy" the situation.

Maybe it's just my cynical delusion caused by what Steven Hawking refers to as a "fear".

respect and creativity

Kudos to TED and TEDx, those snippets of wonderful video time available on You Tube!

What an alternative and variety to the pablum offered on broadcast television, 500 channels of Blue Glow.

I, certainly would never have thought up some of the diverse topics presented! It depicts the vast diversity and creativity present in the our society. All because we have the freedom to choose!

What a concept that is!

Who would have thought you could grow plants on a plastic sheet? A Japanese scientist that's who! It can be stretched over barren sand dunes, and even concrete to become horticulturally viable! Amazing.

Who would have thought of using a type of mushroom, a fungus, to clean up oil spills! Certainly not the oil companies who are utilizing toxic absorbents, or the company selling it to them!

Who would have thought to allow children to teach themselves via internet whatever subject they desire to learn? Not the statist, monolithic, entity known as public education! Or as I refer to it: public indoctrination.

What a creative, diverse,and viable species we are!

All we have to do is stop concerning ourselves about what WE think everyone else SHOULD be doing.

Little thing isn't it?

If we can't respect our fellow man, WHY should he respect us?

Sing it Aretha!