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Persian Stories
Persia: Man as the Ally of Good
The first story about the division between Good and Evil comes from ancient Persia. The God of Time, having created the universe, sees harmony all around him, but feels that there is still something very important missing, a companion with whom to share all this beauty.
For a thousand years, he prays for -
The Most Important Dream
I had a dream last Friday that has had me thinking. It was one of those incredibly visceral dreams that feels so very real it was nearly impossible to discern whether I was asleep when I awoke. So riddle me this:
I was in a field of sand walking with somebody at my side. In front of me was a -
The Popularity Myth and a Case for Mortality
There is a time and a place and a life for all living things. I’ve always had that statement in the back of my head somewhere. What I do is specifically what I want and or need to do. The results of which are what I end up receiving from the world.
So, if you ask me what I want -
Training to be a Space Cadet?
There are a few common misconceptions on space travel.
#1 Intergalactic space travel is fun. It’s not. It’s terrifying, and your chances of survival drop significantly with the amount of wormholes you jump through. Most people discuss a loss of self after doing many jumps.
#2 Being a space cadet does not age you faster. In fact you age quite -
NYC Electro Scene
My intern gave me a list of places to check out electro. Every place he sent me thus far has been gold.
ruff club- fridays @ the annex
high voltage- wednesday @ the annex
the studio @ webster hall- various nights, various shows
robot rock @ le royale friday nights
thursdays @ happy endings
then there’s monthlies which happen all -
Ask questions, Give advice
It’s better to ask questions than give advice.
Many times advice is unwarranted or unheeded.
Advice (unless asked for) is many times not harmonious or synonymous with where someone else is or what they need.
Patience allows for the resolutions to be organic.
To give advice is to listen and learn. -
When you and I were spies
My lady friend woke up beside me with a start this morning. This is the dream she had.
You and I were spies. Someone found out about us, and we scared for our lives. They came to our home, and nearly caught us, but we escaped out the back. We ran as fast as we could, and ended up in -
My broke ass friend and the money grab
Today my broke friend wakes up and is walking to the subway when dollar bills start to float by him. Someone is running down the street grabbing the dollar bills. He notices that other people are in pursuit of the floating cash as well, and yet makes no attempt to get it. Finally it sets in that nobody is claiming
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Someone pulled the trigger.
Just an idle thought about a someone who survived nuclear winter, and what their thoughts might be:
Someone was bound to pull the trigger at some point. It’s only a matter
of time until one person presses the button, and that makes other
people press their little red buttons, and pretty quickly there is
nobody left to press little buttons. -
Overheard words about Capitalism
This was said in reference to someone being a big proponent of open source software, and how that platform is changing the way we do business.
Guy: That’s the new economy we’re creating in the rotting corpse of our capitalistic market driven one. -
Why Intelligent People Fail
My brother stumbled onto a few words the other day from a guy called Sternber from a book or article titled “In Search of the Human Mind”. Be illuminated below.
Why Intelligent People Fail
Content from Sternberg, R. (1994). In search of the human mind. New York: Harcourt Brace.
1. Lack of motivation. A talent is irrelevant if a person -
Professor Passive Aggressively Quits
A couple of days ago my friend informed me of a bizarre set of circumstances: One of her friends was in a class where a professor just suddenly quit his own class. The emails of his final days are pretty hilarious, and are below. I have taken out proper names for confidentiality reasons.
Professor 1st Email:
I have extricated myself