maybe that was my first experience with what buddhists call a koan. maybe it was just confusion...but in a good way, if you know what I mean.
I'm currently reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig and was surprised to find one of my favorite questions in there. I first heard this question in a socialist literature class in college. I'm not sure in what context it was brought up. Anyway, this one question kept me up at night for a while trying to put things together for myself: Did Newton discover the laws of physics or invent them?
meg translated the descriptions that go along with the clips.
Beto's PyrAdventures: Encuentros cercanos del tercer tipo con los Pyratas de Blogger. Fun home movies! I like the phrase Pyratas de Blogger. Thanks, Beto! (The only relics I could find from Beto's trip are these two photos from meg's cam.)
Matt pointed out this interview with Dave Eggers. It's great. I love his answer to the question about "keeping shit real". I've always wondered what that means. I think Eggers nails it: fashion.
for those about to rock...
skp: "I'm going to start living in the now tomorrow."
Stephen Hawking has many of his public lectures online. One lecture starts out: "In this lecture, I would like to discuss whether time itself has a beginning, and whether it will have an end." So, ya know, if you need some light reading over the weekend, you might check this out.
Hawking backs Gore: "The renowned Cambridge scientist Professor Stephen Hawking has videotaped a resounding endorsement of Al Gore, the presidential candidate, to be aired at the Democratic Party convention in Los Angeles next week." That's quite a different type of speaker from the pro wrestlers and country bands they had at the Republican convention. (ha.) Maybe the Democrats will have Green Day speak, or something, and it will all even out. ;) I saw Stephen Hawking speak in San Jose a few years ago...it was an amazing experience.
test.
I live in a silver mine, and I call it begger's tomb.