Homespun Philosophy in a Nutshell
What if our mortal life is just a way to pace our intellectual development? Perhaps we all suppress a silent terror of what our state of mind will be like when we are no longer inhibited...
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Lab Experiment “Earth”
Starting yet another day at the civilization lab, Go, principle researcher on the bio-forms project, with his trusty lab assistant, D, was gradually working thru the various worlds in the civilization incubator.
Should we trust robots? Do you trust your cat?
Every night, Fred, my pet cat of going on four years now, curls up at the foot of my bed, purrs, and sleeps soundly. In the morning, he wakes me for his breakfast with irresistible insistence....
Life, one anecdote involving a small group of bored high school kids
One spring weekend, a small group of three or four teenage boys hatched some plan to drive to a neighboring town, meet up with an acquaintance which purportedly had free tickets to a movie. As so...
Journal Entry 6/5/2014 – An Afternoon walk on WWU Campus
This afternoon, K, Fran, & I drove to Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA to listen to Nick Wees play his junior trumpet recital. It was a beautiful day, about 75F and sunny. After dropping...
Why I live in a Geodesic Dome – Part 3
The inside of our Geodesic Dome is womb-like. Self-contained (largely). Most areas connected by sound, heat, even visually from certain vantage points. Venturing out is like a birth to the world, expecting adventure, but confident in...