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February 12, 2008

If I set out chips and dip for a party and then don't put them away before I go to bed, when I awaken the next day I usually throw them out because they're probably "bad". However, if I stay awake the whole night, I'm fine with eating them all night and even the next morning. It's almost as if the food stays good as long as I'm there to monitor it. But if I leave the food alone while I'm asleep, only then will the microbes and bacteria sneak out and destroy the food.

Posted by randomlife at 08:45 AM | Comments (1 so far)

February 05, 2008

You'd Think I'd Be in Favor of Random Voting

I think that people should have to explain their votes on their ballots. If they just say, "I picked the one on the top," their vote shouldn't count.

I don't understand the whole momentum phenomenon. How can momentum be a deciding factor for a voter? And yet if a candidate starts emerging as a winner, it does seem that people start jumping on the bandwagon. Sometimes it seems that it's of utmost importance to some people to have voted for the winner. It's almost like a bet. They consider their vote to be a guess of who's going to win, not an endorsement of a candidate that represents their values.

"I picked him because I saw a lot of his supporters jumping up and down with signs today." Nope. Disqualified.

"I voted for him because a lot of the early states seem to be going his way." Sorry.

"I voted the way I did because I want the war in Iraq to end, I believe that every adult should have the right to marry the person they love, and I want universal health care." Okay then.

Posted by randomlife at 09:02 PM | Comments ( so far)

October 08, 2007

That's Entertainment

Deputy fired 30 shots from rifle in killing 6, officials say

I was reading the above article on CNN about a sheriff's deputy in Wisconsin that shot and killed six people, when I came across this part of the story:

Jenny Stahl said her daughter, Lindsey, was the youngest victim. Link: Watch the victim's mom describe her grief.

Is that something that we really need to watch? Obviously the woman consented to having her grief videotaped, so maybe it's just the wording of that link that gets to me. Gather around, everyone, and be entertained by grief!

Posted by randomlife at 12:51 PM | Comments (1 so far)

September 19, 2007

Why Do They Call It the Blues??

A prisoner of the musical tastes of the carpool driver, I had a chance to listen closely to the lyrics of Elton John's "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues". Bizarrely, he doesn't actually explain at all why the color blue is involved.

Posted by randomlife at 08:54 AM | Comments (3 so far)

September 07, 2007

More Burning Man Memories

Brina wrote some really sweet things to both me and Steven on the Temple.
I saw a woman at the Temple drawing pictures in the sand. I told her that her drawings were beautiful. She looked up with a smile and tears in her eyes and thanked me.
We saw a camp with a giant-sized version of Settlers of Catan set up. There were no commodity cards, but instead they had actual physical representations of the items. For example, they had little stuffed sheep and pieces of wood.
After first 24 hours, I wasn't really sure I could handle the heat for five more days.
There was a lot of drama with a camp-mate's dehydration problem, involving being helicoptered out and Brina and I having to stay a night in Reno.
During that night in Reno we had a shower and Pizza Hut! Ah!
Beautiful double rainbow on the way to the hospital in Reno (photo by mr_nightshade)
Brina made us some wonderful food -- fried rice, pasta salad, bee cakes (mozzarella, olive oil, garlic, and herbs on a cracker), pancakes, mimosas
"Happy Birthday" was constantly playing in a mystery port-a-pottie
Our shade dome blew over in the biggest dust storm
Steampunk Treehouse (photo by pixietart)
I really came alive after the sun went down each night. The heat really sapped my energy during the day.
I heard "All Over the World" by ELO playing somewhere, so I sang along with it as I passed on my bike.
I heard a Tetris remix playing from a camp as I biked by, so I stopped, but found no one inside. So I just danced by myself like a crazy man. I heard people commenting as they walked by. After the music stopped, I got back on my bike and continued to my destination.
I wanted to play Dance Dance Immolation, but it was too crowded.
We climbed to the top of the 90-foot Crude Awakening tower and were treated to a wonderful view of the playa. (photo by john curley)
Pictures of our camp's adventures taken by Steven: Burning Man 2007

I keep remembering more things, so there might be more memories to come!

Posted by randomlife at 01:29 PM | Comments (4 so far)

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