I'm not a fan of Starbucks; I don't hate them because of the hippy fight-the-corporation ideals, I just don't like coffee and I frankly think all of their other drinks are disgusting. That being said, I do have one reason to visit them occasionally: the almond toffee bar.
It's overpriced at $1.75, but I dig it (hmm that doesn't sound like me, how about "I like it", ahh better). If you haven't tried one I'd suggest it.
Being that it is 10PM I'm pretty surprised that it's around 80F in my house right now. Out of principle I have issues with turning on the A/C being that it was snowing just a week ago. I have the windows open but there is a significant lack of breeze. Apparently the moon is not doing a good job of working gravity or however that is supposed to work according to long lost physics I learned years ago.
Physics has actually always intrigued me, I guess that's why I always want to know how stuff works. I personally find how stuff works in space and the universe quite interesting and I can always appreciate a very good physics guy/gal explaining an incredibly complex phenomenon to me on the simplest of terms. It's just funny that we can learn about findings on Mars from CNN and it's presented in an incredibly simple manner; if you just based all of your physics knowledge off of what we learn in the news you'd think we sent a little machine up in the air and got back some emails from it telling us what's up. The fact that such complex science can be shared with the mass public and explained extremely well by some very intelligent folks to reporters amazes me.
A lot is wrong with our society but it truly astounds me when proclaimed optimists are nothing but pessimistic about what we as humans have done. Understand what is wrong with the world and assume responsibility for what we have done and contributed to, but don't forget some of the truly amazing things that have happened as the result of hard work. We've got two little things roaming around a different planet right now trying to learn more about it and us as well. It's ok to think and recognize that we're capable of doing good things as well as looking at all the bad in the world.
I've truly redefined the world rambling with this blog; I have this habit of just speaking what comes to mind when it comes to mind...and I have the horrendously bad habit of not reading over what I write (I don't like reading over things I've read) so I hope there was some coherence to this blog.
There is still work to be done and thus I must get back to it. I've got to get up early to hit the road to NY so I'm hoping this won't be a late night.
Take care and thanks for listening to me babble :)
It's overpriced at $1.75, but I dig it (hmm that doesn't sound like me, how about "I like it", ahh better). If you haven't tried one I'd suggest it.
Being that it is 10PM I'm pretty surprised that it's around 80F in my house right now. Out of principle I have issues with turning on the A/C being that it was snowing just a week ago. I have the windows open but there is a significant lack of breeze. Apparently the moon is not doing a good job of working gravity or however that is supposed to work according to long lost physics I learned years ago.
Physics has actually always intrigued me, I guess that's why I always want to know how stuff works. I personally find how stuff works in space and the universe quite interesting and I can always appreciate a very good physics guy/gal explaining an incredibly complex phenomenon to me on the simplest of terms. It's just funny that we can learn about findings on Mars from CNN and it's presented in an incredibly simple manner; if you just based all of your physics knowledge off of what we learn in the news you'd think we sent a little machine up in the air and got back some emails from it telling us what's up. The fact that such complex science can be shared with the mass public and explained extremely well by some very intelligent folks to reporters amazes me.
A lot is wrong with our society but it truly astounds me when proclaimed optimists are nothing but pessimistic about what we as humans have done. Understand what is wrong with the world and assume responsibility for what we have done and contributed to, but don't forget some of the truly amazing things that have happened as the result of hard work. We've got two little things roaming around a different planet right now trying to learn more about it and us as well. It's ok to think and recognize that we're capable of doing good things as well as looking at all the bad in the world.
I've truly redefined the world rambling with this blog; I have this habit of just speaking what comes to mind when it comes to mind...and I have the horrendously bad habit of not reading over what I write (I don't like reading over things I've read) so I hope there was some coherence to this blog.
There is still work to be done and thus I must get back to it. I've got to get up early to hit the road to NY so I'm hoping this won't be a late night.
Take care and thanks for listening to me babble :)
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ano - Sunday, March 21, 2004 - link
"A lot is wrong with our society but it truly astounds me when proclaimed optimists are nothing but pessimistic about what we as humans have done.""We've done wonderous things for humanity"
I don't want to be a drag - but half of the inhibitants of our little planet don't have access to clean water and enough food for the day. They are starwing.
We (I mean the other 50%) could fix that IF we really wanted ....
mdc - Monday, March 8, 2004 - link
i was in starbucks last night in london. i am visiting here from florida, and a friend needed to get some internet access. took my powerbook down to a starbucks and had a white chocolate mocha and let him do all his internetting. not the cheapest thing at £5.50 an hourGino - Sunday, March 7, 2004 - link
Our understanding and manipulation of the world has grown so complex that it's nearly impossible for the "everyman" to understand it.Like most of us with our computers, we just know that they work. We can all throw around tech jargon but how many people truly understand how the combination of silicon and energy creates, on the micro level, the foundation for operating systems, games, and voice recognition? Few of us have degrees in computer science.
The same can be said for every area of life from medical science to the law. As a lawyer and former legislative aid, I'm often frustrated by the almost infantile level of news reporting. People have no idea what goes into being a legislator, or how the law and lawyers work.
I'm not trying to belittle anyone. I'm just decrying the fact that the world is often too detailed and complex for anyone to understand it all. I think people make generalizations and simplify things to a basic level: e.g. evolution means people came from monkeys.
It's all about education. We have an amazing planet. We've done wonderous things for humanity. We owe it to the world to educate ourselves so we don't take it for granted.
SeraphsSati - Thursday, March 4, 2004 - link
There are two forces in the universe. Life and Death. Those forces must be balanced.GhandiInstinct - Thursday, March 4, 2004 - link
The wireless hot spots keep me coming.