Greenland ice loss doubles

In this NASA article, it states facts about Greenland's ice loss in the last 10 years. You may not believe in global warming (and this article does not have scientific conclusions to suggest that), but soon we may all be living in Waterworld if glaciers continue melting at a rapid pace like this. If you live on a coast, get out now! Just kidding. I for one am glad to live in the midwest at this point in time.

Technology's effect on what it is to be here - wherever "here" is to you

I've been a fan of Mike Adams for a long time, starting with www.newstarget.com - probably the best source of holistic health information and "free" thinking I have found yet. I'll tell you that just following some of his suggestions have made me healthier in the last year than I ever have been. Losing 40 pounds was just the start of it. I've been off soft drinks and almost every liquid but water for years now, but the food part made a huge difference in my quality of life. So, again, thanks Mike.

This article was probably one of the best he's written. Although I think James Cameron (the movie director) has a pretty over-inflated ego, I respect his artistic choices in filmmaking because the underlying themes almost always have to do with the effect technology can have on the human civilization, usually in a negative way, because of our selfishness and stupidity in the "everquest" for money and power, which are true illusions for most that have one or both (like all those commas?). A favorite author of mine is Ray Kurzweil, who preaches the "tech" view of how humans are about to change/meld with intelligent machines, and this article by Mike is a great contrasting viewpoint to much of what Kurzweil writes about ("The Age of Intelligent Machines", "The Singularity Is Near"). It's worth a read (and a few "thinks") for anyone interested in anything deeper than the surface level most of us try to live at every day.

Relaxation redux

Ok, so I like to relax with my feet on the desk while blogging - don't we all? Thank goodness for WiFi and light laptops...

Mind-bender deluxe

There are some movies that make you just *think* real, real hard. After having just watched Primer for the first time last evening (thanks, Wil), my mind is sufficiently cranium-pretzeled and I will be watching it again a few more times (if not more) to more fully wrap my head around it. This is a really neat independent film, but be prepared - it will require you to pay attention and think (think think). Well worth your time if you are up to the challenge.