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Life is not a game because life has no rules, only consequences.
I’ve learned something from software development and travel.
The world is simply too big and too diverse for any kind of global management.
There is no one software architecture to solve all problems.
There is no one political model to solve all problems.
There are only best practices.
From Brent at $ man blog
…sez Tower of Power!
Seth came to visit last week, Frank Warren gave a talk on Monday, I trekked down to Harrisburg last night for the Average White Band & ToP show, and I’ve stayed busy this week preparing for the Astrobiology Science Conference in Santa Clara next week. I’ve been away from blogging, but I’m having fun!
Perhaps it’s my upbringing, but I’ve never been a fan of television viewing instead of conversation at dinner. Some of my friends enjoy this practice, though, so I occasionally find myself crowded along one side of a table to find our primary mealtime entertainment in whatever program happens to be on. It’s not even that I abhor television in general; I would just rather spend a meal with friends or family in conversation, discussion, storytelling, or laughter.
I wonder if certain unhealthy relationships tend to last longer because of television as a mealtime entertainer. These meals count as time spent together, but because of the limited degree of interactivity, such a couple could spend an entire dinner without sharing more than a few sentences. Thus, conflict that would otherwise arise through discussion or conversation is avoided and delayed, the continuing lack of communication building toward the ultimate demise.
This is not to say that all television viewing disrupts relationships, but I think in many cases the replacement of interaction with television viewing creates a false sense of relational stability.
I’m with Paul in saying goodbye to February. I’m not surprised that my music listening habits returned to normal as March and Spring glistened on the horizon–and just in time for me to snag April tickets to both Tower of Power and Blue Man Group.
To get an early start on my Spring, I’m off to Puerto Rico for a week of rum drinking, telescope visiting, rainforest tromping, and beach bumming! In addition, I’m also looking forward to finishing revisions on my book (~60% done) and reading Frans de Waal’s Primates and Philosophers.
Have a great week, everyone!
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