“Force”
Dark matters, light years,
unending expanse that must
be bound by something.
Steve D
Tag: universe
Haiku Sunday – Universe
“Universe”
The unknowable
containing all knowledge, power.
Could that not be “God”?
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Myth
“Myth”
Stories to explain
the inexplicable world.
Do they tell true?
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Exist
“Exist”
A defiant cry
to the Universe: “I am!”
No reply required.
Steve D
Religion, Belief, and Parenting according to a Non-Practicing Parent
Today is my second consecutive day of stay-at-home parenting with Nugget. He’s been amazing. I have no idea what I’ve been doing for the last 36 hours. It feels like I’ve mostly been soothing him and then rushing to throw laundry in the dryer before he flips out.
Currently, we’re listening to the World of Warcraft soundtrack as he lays on his play mat and babbles at toys he clearly doesn’t quite know are there yet. He seems to like the music, though.
dreaminsanity: THE MARTIAN, the Oscar’s, and Rational Thought
I watched The Martian last night for the first time. After reading the book by Andy Weir a couple months ago, I was excited to see what Hollywood would do with such a detail-rich and well-researched story. They glossed over most of the super-scientific information (understandably so) to get to the heart of the human interest story of an astronaut lost on Mars, and the NASA scientists and astronauts trying to bring him home. Continue reading “dreaminsanity: THE MARTIAN, the Oscar’s, and Rational Thought”
Literary Inspiration – What are Rights?
I think about George Carlin a lot. He was one of the first comedians I really started listening to when I was about eight… which is probably too young. But I think his cultural impact goes far beyond being a stand-up comedian. I really think he was a modern-day philosopher, especially as he got older and the subject matter of his comedy became more existential. I don’t know if he believed all of the ideas that he presented on stage, but he at least had the intellectual capacity to consider and explain them – convincingly. Continue reading “Literary Inspiration – What are Rights?”
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