http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:55:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is perhaps the most embarassing but hilarious and awkwardly funny moment that has happened to me in years.  At least.... in a long long long time. This AM, a good friend sent two emails... one about a recalled dog toy, and the other an email to all her professional contacts, ... http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/08/25/reply-all-gaffes/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMBXJ9I3pJM http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/07/08/this-is-how-i-make-bread/ Fermi Paradox (where are all the aliens?). I think we're jumping the gun a bit by being surprised that we can't see evidence of existing alien star-colonizing civilizations when we just realized we can't see 96% of the matter and energy in the universe. That is the confounding aspect of dealing with the Fermi ... http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/05/27/dark-matter-leads-to-fermi-paradox-then-endless-rubbish/ Originally printed: 9th April, 2005 Haven't the foggiest as to what I am doing here.. trapped inside these borders. Typically the letters and characters, pen and ink... they drag in a familiar yet extraordinarily unpredictable way. I hate stream of consciousness, but what is it then if you are watching yourself ... http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/05/10/gin-stab-it-down-you-young-pup/ Just a thought..... this has to do with our culture of pain, and our heavily imbued protestant ethic. Love has been relegated to an archaic mentality! This is a culture of denial! Pain! Have you ever noticed how sado masochistic our culture is? Instead about talking about the ... http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/05/07/on-our-culture-of-self-denial-and-not-the-good-kind-of-sado-masochism/ So I says to Mabel, Mabel I says... Oh. You are here. Who the hell is reading my blogs. I must admit it is tittillating. However, I cannot accept that someone finds what I write interesting enough to view immediately. I think I prefer to wrap myself in ... http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/05/06/heavens-to-betsy-you-rapscallions-you/ Musical compositions, it should be remembered, do not inhabit certain countries, certain museums, like paintings and statues. The Mozart Quintet is not shut up in Salzburg: I have it in my pocket. ~Henri Rabaud The joy of music should never be interrupted by a commercial. ~Leonard Bernstein Music can noble ... http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/05/01/so-it-is-an-organic-memetic-process-information-autonomous-moving-on-its-own-i-dig-that/ Originally aired: 23rd June 2005 You know, I am not sure at what point you start this... you end up here. In front of an odd computer in a strangely familiar house. Planning. Hoping. The thoughts are rising, these moments won't be hidden for long. ... http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/04/23/it-puts-the-lotion-on-the-skin-or-no-dessert/ My sis who is a bit older than I finally signed up for facebook. As an internet junkie since 1984 (infocom zork and HHGTG games, as well as BBS' and being a co-sysop = DORK), she wondered why I wasn't on it. I offer that reason below, with ... http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/04/10/54/ From a lady perspective? http://break.com/index/i-guess-youll-do1.html This is pretty much dead on, so marvelously sad.  A sad cliche, not true for everyone.  Don't let it phase you if it hits home.  Life is not this simple.... but sort of is this simple.  So sad. http://www.edternet.com/unclefishbits/2008/03/30/want-a-cynical-view-of-relationships/