Archive for July, 2001

• 7.29.01 "Can’t Help Who We Are–more on actions speaking loudly" is posted in Reflections, Relationships

Sometimes it seems like we know what we want and our mind is only an impediment upon making that choice. What separates humans from all other creatures is our rationality, but with that blessing comes a curse: we want to be able to rationalize all our decisions. (more…)

• 7.27.01 "Why Write" is posted in Reflections

I wonder what it is that makes me want to write online as opposed to talking with a friend or writing it in a journal. I wonder this both in general and in specific instances. Like the other day, I got really frustrated at a dance about how much potential people had that would never be cultivated in that atmosphere… and I wrote a really long entry in my car, right after leaving the dance. But I decided it was a little too strong and shouldn’t be posted here. But maybe I was wrong, maybe my entries are just getting weaker. (more…)

• 7.27.01 "Site Improvements" is posted in Reflections

I’ve been talking about SPAM for the last 20 minutes. Apparently there was a company party here some years back where everyone was given SPAM to make into hors d’oeuvres. Some people made some exotic looking treats while others got together and carved out the company logo. (more…)