I am excited! NaNoWriMo is going to start in three days.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Science stuff
Science is not simply a body of facts. Science is not simply technology. Science is not simply the scientific method. Perhaps more than anything, science is a way of thinking about the world. It is a way of relating to nature. It is a search for for the relationships that make our world what it is. It is a belief that nature is not capricious but instead operates by consistent, explicable, inviolate rules. It is a collection of ideas about how the univers works, coupled with an acceptance of hte fact that what is known today may be superseded tomorrow. THe scientist's faith is that there is an order in the universe and that the human mind is capable of grasping the essence of the rules underlying that order-or at least of inventing ever better approximations to those rules. The scientist's creed is the nature, through observation and experiment, is the final arbiter of the only thing worthy of the term objective truth. Science is an exquisite blend of aesthetics and practicality. And in the final analysis, science has found such a central place in our civilization because science works.
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
What if...
What if that rock had hit a boulder
and that boulder crumbled
and then the pieces of the boulder caused another boulder to crumble
and then it caused a huge avalanche and totally buried konohana!
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What if...
My hand hurts!
What if I get RSI and it affects my sword fighting
and I get wounded in battle
and I die!
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A new paragraph for my new book
Someone once asked me how I live so differently from the way I was taught by my parents.
I answered.
There is no single way to live.
I was not raised by one set of parents alone. I was raised by many people. I was raised by experiences. I've lived through my rebellious years. I've lived through my gothic years. I've lived through my "live free" years. I've lived through my religious years. I've lived through bullies. I've lived through loneliness. I've lived through school. I've lived through work. I've lived through poor heath. Each phase of my life someone was there, whether I knew it or not. Someone I connected with, someone I never will, and some I didn't even notice until it was too late. I have learned that friends can be the worse kind of enemy. I have learned that enemies can save you. I have cried for others. I have made others cry. I have had my heart broken. I have broken hearts. I have no regrets. Regrets serve no purpose. The only true thing you walk away with is experience. Experience: a lesson. If you were paying attention you will learn and sometimes even if you learn you will not change. Your past is what makes you who you are today. Never believe that you are less than you are, you too will change someone; whether you know it or not. We are each composed of the people we meet and each person will gain something different for the same experience. No one is the same. There is no single way to live.
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