SelfUnfocused

Coming to terms with being human.

10.28.2006

Intelligence, Violence and Elephants

RogueJeff alerted me to a compelling NYT article about elephants. It is a fascinating account of violent attacks, extreme intelligence and the possible effects of human encroachment on the planet.

10.15.2006

Boredom, Alcohol and Blogs

It's been months since my last post and I'm a little tipsy... so you know what that means. A POST! This evening I'm thinking about the various feedback systems that I've come to enjoy. For instance, Netflix. I have two friends on Netflix, actually a friend and a friend of my wife. I have the option of browsing their movie selections and seeing how they've rated them and, of course, I rate my own films. Now, I am aware that a good 10 percent of my picks are lost on both of them. I have a taste for blue comedy that doesn't translate well to most sensibilities. The difficultly is, I now have a need to have my picks shared and appreciated. Because of feedback systems I expect and demand that someone positively acknowledges my enjoyment of Jesus is Magic. It seems that I am one of the masses that desires to be on a reality television show. Not that blogging doesn't make that obvious. Anyway, there's a post. It isn't eloquent, but it exists. As the Irish say, if you only post when you're drunk, may you drink often.