What will happen when the stars in our current night sky burn out? When the constellations and stars that have guided us through the night for centuries have disappeared? I guess the answer is GPS.
But GPS just isn't the same. Will we find (make) new constellations? New stars to guide us? I don't think so. The night sky will become even more of a mystery.
Who knows, though. At that point, the stars may be a 3-dimensional viewing experience.
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on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 10:30 PM. But GPS just isn't the same. Will we find (make) new constellations? New stars to guide us? I don't think so. The night sky will become even more of a mystery.
Who knows, though. At that point, the stars may be a 3-dimensional viewing experience.
I've been sick with a cold the past few days. However, I now feel I'm getting better. I'm blowing my nose more often, which means, one, it's easier to blow and doesn't make my head want to explode from the pressure and two, the color is starting to change. It's going from the translucent to the more yellow. The darker it gets, the closer to cured I am.
I just wanted to share these stupid thoughts.
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on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 12:15 PM. I just wanted to share these stupid thoughts.
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on Saturday, March 03, 2007 at 12:47 AM.
I got an e-mail from a friend today. The subject was 'Sad news'. I clicked the link and as the page loaded I saw 'Obituaries'. Many people ran through my head as the page continued to load.
Suddenly, the name of an old friend appeared. I was a bit shocked seeing his photo. No explanation was given as to his passing. He was 31 years old.
The two of us had known each other for a long time. He lived on a street with a lot of kids and one in particular was a very good friend. I used to spend a lot of time playing with the kids on that street: snowball fights, football in the yard. It was a really long street with a lot of houses, which made it a perfect place for Halloween. So, it was only natural that we crossed paths a lot as kids. But it wasn't until high school that Brandon and I really became good friends.
Through band, we spent a lot of time together. Memories in his basement playing video games, his mom's extraordinary wildrice soup, listening to his dad's Pink Floyd albums, time in the garage working on cars or any of the many other projects Brandon undertook, on his amazing boat down on the St. Croix river, other days on lake, driving around in the car together, in depth conversations. I just felt, for lack of a better word, good with Brandon.
I guess this story is nothing special or unique. Most people can relate to the good high school friend or friends with whom we lose contact. But each time you're confronted with a situation like this, an old friend to whom something bad happens, you get to thinking how you grew apart. I could have kept better contact is a common thought. I said this to myself many times in the past about Brandon and other friends. I would periodically think about him and what he might be doing. Maybe it's an attempt to once again feel close to the person, or maybe it's just guilt, self-pity.
There is never really a response to this. We all know that things change, friends change. It's just the way life goes. But it's not always easy to accept. This is guilt talking. I think that I carry the past with me. Holding on to it with fondness wishing nothing had changed. But what do I have to feel guilty about? Is this guilt more of a reflection back on myself? I think it might be.
Looking back to the past can be good. I have tons of great memories of my friend and that is what's important to keep.
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on Friday, February 09, 2007 at 11:27 AM. Suddenly, the name of an old friend appeared. I was a bit shocked seeing his photo. No explanation was given as to his passing. He was 31 years old.
The two of us had known each other for a long time. He lived on a street with a lot of kids and one in particular was a very good friend. I used to spend a lot of time playing with the kids on that street: snowball fights, football in the yard. It was a really long street with a lot of houses, which made it a perfect place for Halloween. So, it was only natural that we crossed paths a lot as kids. But it wasn't until high school that Brandon and I really became good friends.
Through band, we spent a lot of time together. Memories in his basement playing video games, his mom's extraordinary wildrice soup, listening to his dad's Pink Floyd albums, time in the garage working on cars or any of the many other projects Brandon undertook, on his amazing boat down on the St. Croix river, other days on lake, driving around in the car together, in depth conversations. I just felt, for lack of a better word, good with Brandon.
I guess this story is nothing special or unique. Most people can relate to the good high school friend or friends with whom we lose contact. But each time you're confronted with a situation like this, an old friend to whom something bad happens, you get to thinking how you grew apart. I could have kept better contact is a common thought. I said this to myself many times in the past about Brandon and other friends. I would periodically think about him and what he might be doing. Maybe it's an attempt to once again feel close to the person, or maybe it's just guilt, self-pity.
There is never really a response to this. We all know that things change, friends change. It's just the way life goes. But it's not always easy to accept. This is guilt talking. I think that I carry the past with me. Holding on to it with fondness wishing nothing had changed. But what do I have to feel guilty about? Is this guilt more of a reflection back on myself? I think it might be.
Looking back to the past can be good. I have tons of great memories of my friend and that is what's important to keep.
I've been thinking a lot about who I am deep down. Where I'm going and what my true potential is.
At the same time, it's not about finding out who I am, but who I can become. Constantly changing, improving. Discovering my capacities. And maybe a part of that is actually deciding who I want to me.
Looking at my goals, about 4 of them lead directly to the big one "Become who I am".
1. Assume my life: accept choices and their outcomes. As long as those choices are made with a good conscious and I know they are the right choices for me.
2. Change my status quo: putting myself in different situations. Test other ways of living. See what suits me best.
3. Be more honest: accept who I am, what I'm capable of and not capable of. Act in a way that is truly me.
4. Do something difficult: again putting myself in different situations and testing myself. Always in the end to better know myself and then improve myself.
The best way to find out who I am is through new experiences. Putting myself in new and perhaps uncomfortable situations. I am about to embark on an incredible journey beginning with a complete and total change in my life and everything I've known. This seems to be a good time to really concentrate on changing for the better. Leave behind the habits of old and make new ones. Visualise who I want to be and adopt that person's behaviour.
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on Monday, December 18, 2006 at 3:07 PM. At the same time, it's not about finding out who I am, but who I can become. Constantly changing, improving. Discovering my capacities. And maybe a part of that is actually deciding who I want to me.
Looking at my goals, about 4 of them lead directly to the big one "Become who I am".
1. Assume my life: accept choices and their outcomes. As long as those choices are made with a good conscious and I know they are the right choices for me.
2. Change my status quo: putting myself in different situations. Test other ways of living. See what suits me best.
3. Be more honest: accept who I am, what I'm capable of and not capable of. Act in a way that is truly me.
4. Do something difficult: again putting myself in different situations and testing myself. Always in the end to better know myself and then improve myself.
The best way to find out who I am is through new experiences. Putting myself in new and perhaps uncomfortable situations. I am about to embark on an incredible journey beginning with a complete and total change in my life and everything I've known. This seems to be a good time to really concentrate on changing for the better. Leave behind the habits of old and make new ones. Visualise who I want to be and adopt that person's behaviour.
I love tracking things. Plotting data, making charts and graphs, analysing, etc. I guess that's the scientific philosopher in me. And what's even better is when someone else develops an easy and fun way to track daily life.
In my large amount of time spent on 43 Things I came across one of the Robots of 43 Things, Eric Benson, now known as Buster McLeod following a recent name change. Anyway, he has developed the Morale-O-Meter. A way of keeping track of daily influences on morale and general well-being: morale, health, sleep and alcohol and caffeine intake. You can also add daily notes. Doing this for a few days or weeks will give you something that looks like this:
I'm still trying to work out exactly for which day I'm counting sleep. I figure counting it for the previous night would make more sense as that would have the greatest effect on the current day's morale. However, at the same time, the events of the day could effect that night's sleep.
In any case, we'll see where this goes and what this reveals to me. I've only been doing this for a few weeks and have missed some days in between. So, my current chart can't be very representative.
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on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 10:52 AM. In my large amount of time spent on 43 Things I came across one of the Robots of 43 Things, Eric Benson, now known as Buster McLeod following a recent name change. Anyway, he has developed the Morale-O-Meter. A way of keeping track of daily influences on morale and general well-being: morale, health, sleep and alcohol and caffeine intake. You can also add daily notes. Doing this for a few days or weeks will give you something that looks like this:
I'm still trying to work out exactly for which day I'm counting sleep. I figure counting it for the previous night would make more sense as that would have the greatest effect on the current day's morale. However, at the same time, the events of the day could effect that night's sleep.
In any case, we'll see where this goes and what this reveals to me. I've only been doing this for a few weeks and have missed some days in between. So, my current chart can't be very representative.
