Archive for January, 2007

strange medical conditions

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

I like learning about medical conditions which I have no experience with. I’d like to try one for a day. I might like to read this book sometime: Born on a Blue Day. The author has synesthesia; it causes him to visualize numbers. Pi, which he can recite 22,514 digits of, is the most beautiful of all numbers.

synesthesia - a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color

Another one that is vexing to me:

prosopagnosia - a.k.a. face-blindness, is a neurological condition that renders a person incapable of recognizing faces

movies

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Some movies are fantastic; they can inspire you. Some movies are good; they just give you a good feeling. Some movies are bad; most of them came out of the 80’s. Some movies even suck; they just do. Is it possible for a movie to not fit into any of these categories? Why yes! One movie has firmly driven itself into a new category - movies that belong in the pit of hell - Borat.

Thought of the Day 013

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Artists are learners, thinkers, and doers; commercial artists are problem solvers. Art is more a skill and less a talent.

Thought of the Day 012

Friday, January 12th, 2007

I’m surprised at how many philosophers I know. I hope one of you writes a book. I might try to read the first ten pages.

Thought of the Day 011

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Some questions are best answered by more questions.

a prayer

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

I just think it looks cool on my wall.

I Jesu Navn
gaar vi til Bords
at spise og drikke
paa dit Ord;
dig Gud til Ære
os til Gavn,
saa faar vi Mad
i Jesu Navn,
Amen.

a stolen contradiction

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Ancient wisdom is nice, but maybe it doesn’t always work out in reality.

“The early bird catches the worm.”
However,
“The second mouse gets the cheese.”

And, stealing is good.
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Thought of the Day 010

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

The possibility of a world like the one in “Children of Men” scares me to death.

Thought of the Day 009

Thursday, January 4th, 2007

“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”
- Oscar Wilde