The best quote ever
Michael Gallagher This is probably my favorite quote of all time. It is the opening lines of a brilliant Chinese book entitled The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was written about…
General
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there….
This forest full of fallen trees,splintered and sullen. I know you existed and I know youfell. It is the way of all things, a rise precedes a fall. Wood does…
Science meets traditional Chinese poetry
A meme by any other name would be a unit, but would it smell sweet? Time itself factors into our equations. How can one ignore the fourth dimension? The moonlight…
SAT question
Playing on my previous post of panarchy, I am trying to draw a parallel from the traditional to the non-traditional forms of authority. Think of it like a syllogism from…
Panarchy in the U.K.!
In this modern world, we often have a conflict between traditional modes of authority and non-traditional ones. Think of the government (traditional) vs. Internet chat groups (non-traditional). Often, they run…
Meme Theory
I am really getting into meme theory. What is a meme, you ask (or judging by my analytics, nobody asks)? A meme is a unit of cultural information, diffusion, or…
Leaving our apartment 8.01.2006
Lonely, you look,stripped bare of bookcases,dusty furniture, empty glasses,people. Lonely you make me feel. With your simmering lightand your bright nights,fitful sleeps and sliding door, Lonely you will not stayfor…