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The Most Important Idea Ever. Seriously.
Because circumstances change, the best solution to a problem at the present time may not be the best solution at a later time and it may not have been the best solution at an earlier time; old solutions and problems can become irrelevant, old solutions can become problems, and new problems can arise. For more […]
High School Über Alles
January 18, 2009
1. Statistically-speaking, the population of a typical high-school is a representative sample of the community in which it is located. 2. Accordingly, the persons and behaviors encountered there are normally representative of the community in which the high school is located. 3. It seems (although, I know of no formal study) there are significant similarities […]
A Strawberry Moment
December 25, 2008
If, by chance or on purpose, you need to spend the night near the Miami International Airport, I recommend the following. First, flag-down a free shuttle to the Runway Inn. The room I had for $55 + taxes was a good size, clean and the in-room air-conditioning was hard-working. No ID required, if you pay […]
Keeping the Glass Half-full is Hard Work
December 19, 2008
1. Getting and maintaining a positive attitude, especially when a person does not already have it, takes a lot of hard work, effort, time, and diligence. A person doesn’t become positive by flipping an internal switch when someone suggests the glass is half-full rather than half-empty. A positive attitude is a kind of skill that […]
An Important Discovery. October 2008. A Sunday. Nine-ish.
December 17, 2008
1. Other persons, despite some similarities, are not like me. I am unlikely to make proper sense of a person’s understanding of the world (unexpressed or otherwise), her intentions, or her behavior, if I assume it is always like or identical to my own. It is possible to make sense of another person’s understanding of […]
The Ascension (Revised)
November 26, 2008
Life on our planet owes its existence to a middle-aged sun which receives nothing in return for its accidental gift. Perhaps, one day, our species—or some other species—will discover a means to keep the aged sun’s fading light forever stoked and, in this way, repay life’s extraordinary debt. The sun’s debt to gravity, I fear, […]
Fuck you, Shakespeare, et al.
November 26, 2008
Every instance of successful language-use is well-suited to a particular circumstance and a particular end or, perhaps, a few circumstances and a few ends. The durability and communicability of language allows particular instances of it to be accessible to many persons and, because of this, any particular instance of language often seems intended for any […]
January 24, 2009
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