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June the 11th, 2019

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“What do we know,” he had said, “of the world and the universe about us? Our means of receiving impressions are absurdly few, and our notions of surrounding objects infinitely narrow. We see things only as we are constructed to see them, and can gain no idea of their absolute nature. With five feeble senses we pretend to comprehend the boundlessly complex cosmos, yet other beings with wider, stronger, or different range of senses might not only see very differently the things we see, but might see and study whole worlds of matter, energy, and life which lie close at hand yet can never be detected with the senses we have. I have always believed that such strange, inaccessible worlds exist at our very elbows, and now I believe I have found a way to break down the barriers. I am not joking. Within twenty-four hours that machine near the table will generate waves acting on unrecognized sense organs that exist in us as atrophied or rudimentary vestiges. Those waves will open up to us many vistas unknown to man and several unknown to anything we consider organic life. We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight. We shall see these things, and other things which no breathing creature has yet seen. We shall overleap time, space, and dimensions, and without bodily motion peer to the bottom of creation.”
From Beyond
H.P. Lovecraft

Happy Birthday to:
The moment of discovery

June the 9th, 2019

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Are you haunted by the person you think you could have been “if only”?

“If only I’d gone to college I’d have better opportunities.”
“If only I’d been able to date that nice person I’d have a happy relationship.”
“If only I’d bought that house instead of that Lamborghini I wouldn’t be living in a tent.”
“If only …”

There are infinite “if only”s. Be fair. Listen to some of the other “if only”s once in a while.

“If only I’d learned never to question my teachers I’d be an ignorant fool.”
“If only I’d stayed with that abusive asshole I’d have even more resiliant PTSD.”
“If only I’d put a camper shell on that Lamborghini I’d be homeless in style.”
“If only …”

Happy Birthday to:
Paul Zager

June the 7th, 2019

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There is less 2% difference between human genes and gorilla genes. Genetically there is no such thing as race. Culture exists separately from genetics. Genetics gives us the hardware to think. Culture is the material we use to form our thoughts. Cultures are what turn milk into yogurt.

Happy Birthday to:
The big toe. And its subsequent stubbing.