Wallingford STAND UP!!

May 1, 2013

 

Really Smart People Talk About The Meaning Of Life

Legendary science writer Stephen Jay Gould:

We are here because one odd group of fishes had a peculiar fin anatomy that could transform into legs for terrestrial creatures; because the earth never froze entirely during an ice age; because a small and tenuous species, arising in Africa a quarter of a million years ago, has managed, so far, to survive by hook and by crook. We may yearn for a ‘higher’ answer — but none exists. This explanation, though superficially troubling, if not terrifying, is ultimately liberating and exhilarating. We cannot read the meaning of life passively in the facts of nature. We must construct these answers ourselves — from our own wisdom and ethical sense. There is no other way.
 

Frank Donofrio, a barber:

I have been asking myself why I’m here most of my life. If there’s a purpose I don’t care anymore. I’m seventy-four. I’m on my way out. Let the young people learn the hard way, like I did. No one ever told me anything.
 

Poet Charles Bukowski:

For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can’t readily accept the God formula, the big answers don’t remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command or faith a dictum. I am my own God.

We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state and our educational system.

We are here to drink beer.

We are here to kill war.

We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.

We are here to read these words from all these wise men and women who will tell us that we are here for different reasons and the same reason.

The Sixgill, cousin of the Noble Fir, opens in Fremont

Speedrun Movies

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Generated Paper:

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Songs The Beatles Gave Away

They wrote songs for the Rolling Stones and Peter & Gordon.

I didn't know the Beatles wrote "World Without Love"

 

 Today's Photo:

Foursquare is the digital version of carving your initials on a tree. (Or peeing on a bush if you want to be vulgar about it.)

It's a way of saying "I was here. This is my territory."

The fun of Foursquare is hardwired into our brains.

We are always looking to mark and expand our dominion.

So, when I take over the Kidd Valley across the street, I get a little jolt of endorphins in my brain.

(Hey Angie R! Take that NERD!!  ERIC FOR THE WIN!!)

 

Also, Foursquare still works as a data collection tool. For example, I love places like Moon Temple, and the Guild on 45th Theater. While in my brain, I think I'm going to these places all the time. (They are in my neighborhood, and I love my neighborhood, so I must be there all the time.)

In the six months I've lived in Wallingford I've been to 45th only three times (The Master, Lincoln, NO)

and I've been to Moon Temple six times.

 

Wow, I need to support my neighborhood.

 

WALLINGFORD STAND UP!!!