Just a Thought

        During a few sleepless moments last night a nebulous concept began to condense into a question within my mind.  What is the basic unit of a thought?   Or to put it another way, of what is a thought composed?
          In order to communicate the complexity of the question as I am considering it fully [...]

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Room 417

On the hallway wall next to the door is posted “Room 417 Storage”.  In this fairly new facility it is used as an occasional office.  The majority could not tell you where it is or for what purpose it is utilized.  I was assigned to sit in silence in Room 417 with three other people for [...]

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Why Physics

Physics is the way to go
Or stop or go with the flow
Or at least know how it works
Like impulse of bumps and jerks

Who cares may be your question
Each action has reaction
Energy conserved as well
Even if you cannot tell

Not effect your life you say
Neglect it and you will pay
Efficiency or power
Safety of bridge or tower

Go away leave [...]

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A Long Simmering Tale of Past Adventure Half-Sought

During D’s Christmas break, he, P, and I went to the Linville Gorge here in our county . Well, I had a bushwhacking in mind, knowing the gorge much better than in previous years.  We went atop the ridge, down a narrow cut between 300 foot cliffs, waded the river without mishap, went upstream, waded the [...]

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Nevertheless

Nevertheless!  Look at it.  It looks and sounds like a word that ought to be deposited in the dust bin with archaic words like heretofore.  But look closer because this word still shows up with fair frequency, particularly if you are trying to make a strong point involving persistance or perseverance. What does it mean and [...]

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non-RAM

About a month ago my computer came up with the feared “blue screen”. It was so irreconcilable that I had to take it to “Richard, the owner”, as he introduced himself the first time I met him, at his small storefront computer shop. My biggest concern was not the computer but the files and family [...]

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Sit Start

Starting from rest does not mean that what comes afterwards will necessarily be easy. Enjoy the rest and really recover and be prepared. A trivial example would be what is called in climbing a “sit-start”.  Notice the repose as the bouldering problem begins. And on video it may not look that hard but appearances can [...]

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Narnia: Looking in

No, the movie wasn’t like the book, and I think some of the original intent was lost by obscuring it in more introspective and mature themes. But taken as a story alone it had merit to rightly excite the imagination on some points. Perhaps some will read the book who would not have otherwise.
I can [...]

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Conflict between Peter and Caspian by Son of the Son (guest writer)

In the movie “Prince Caspian”, conflict and near ruin come because two important characters clash. The first character, Peter, is the oldest of four and was once the high king of Narnia. The other character, Caspian, is an orphaned, only child, who has had his throne robbed. The clash comes when Caspian, who’s the one [...]

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Success

If failure is profitable success ought to be a real upper, right? It can be quite beneficial for “It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it” (Proverbs 10:22), but be careful: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling” (Proverbs 16:18). I was thinking [...]

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