Old Writings: Existence and the Existence of God

Yep, big topic for a fourteen year old, at least when I was. It is amazing how resolute I was about certain concepts and how things always seemed to work out. I don’t think I finished writing this one. Maybe someday I’ll go back and expand on it. Enjoy,   Existence and the Existence of …

Set on fire and no one noticed.

Someone set hisself on fire in the middle of rush-hour traffic and no one noticed… Last Friday, November 3, the statue appeared to be on fire. When authorities got there, they found a video camera, a canister of gasoline, a sign reading “Thou Shalt Not Kill”, and a human body so badly charred that it …

Old Writings, Adventures at the Canal: The Bag

This is the story that got me to write more about the canal. Sadly, I did not write enough about the canal. Today it is covered over by a park and unseen and probably unknown about by many. The bulk of adventures at the canal happened from when I was 12 to about 16 years …

Old Writings, Adventures at the Canal: Ex Girlfriend

Nothing special here, posted simply because of it is part of the collection. Read quickly, Is life really that important that we have to rush throught it and not stop to smell the exhaust. Speaking of which, there is too much exhaust in this world. Will the next world be a happy place where there …

It’s been awhile

Last Saturday my dog went exploring while we were camping and we haven’t found him yet. I’ve been up there looking for him every free moment I have. There is a little more than 100 sq miles of area to cover. It seems that we focused our attention in the wrong direction the firt few …

Donald Rumsfield Steps Down

United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield steps down. I was making some food to eat and it came as late breaking news on the TV but what is interesting is that this is already documented in Wikipedia. How is it that a news station that gets tons of cash to get the news first …

The Sense

The ashy black rolled beneath him as the tires droned to the beat of movement. The sun dredged itself across the endless sky. The horizon was a constant range of mountains, giving way to more spiked horizons. Every now and then, rodents would dash across his path in a frenzied cluster of movement that tugged …

The Pledge failed…

Yes I know, I didn’t post anything yesterday. So to make up for my pledge failing, I bring you news of the other pledge that failed. Earlier in the blog I told you about the $100 laptop pledge. The pledge would have been a success if 100,000 people signed up, but they didn’t. Maybe the …