Saturday, September 5, 2009

Tequilla...pt.2 ?

Well, I'm feeling that again.... it's a dopamine rush from what I can figure... that keeps me up and going.... even thought it's late... and I should be in bed.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Self Hypnosis - The Best Me

I have just found this post which is an extremely interesting method of self hypnosis that I intend to try. It is called the "Best Me" method of hypnosis. It is basically in two parts - the first being the method of self-hypnotizing and the second being a method of imparting positive suggestions to your hypnotized self. I think that I'm going to try this and get back to you on its effectiveness.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Tequilla...

What is it about tequila? It seems to have an effect on seratonin or dopamine levels or something. But there is something about it. Can't put my finger on it. Maybe because I've been putting too much of my tongue on it.....

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Sometimes....

You just want to bury your head in the sand and forget the world is out there. This world that we've created - this incredibly complex, screwed up world. If you have found a career that is rewarding, pays the bills and in someway creates a better world for the rest of mankind, then consider yourself lucky, for I have not. I exist in a cubicle world that provides absolutely no succor for the soul. I exist to help my family exist and that is the sole thing that keeps me going - gets me up in the morning. Were it not for them and the thoughts of their sweet faces and voices, I don't know that I would make the effort.


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Torsion Fields?

I just returned from a conference with David Wilcock, and I'm mulling over all of the stuff with which I was presented there.  Chief among these concepts was the existence of "torsion fields".  These invisible fields are supposedly capable of incredible things: healing, stargates, etc.

So I'm wondering if there is any real evidence of such things.  So I've started with the ol' Wikipedia even though that is a fairly weak starting place.  But it serves it's purpose.


I will post more as I find it.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Wolfram Alpha? For What Do You Use It?

Ok, I don't know if you've heard about this yet, but this is a new sort of search engine.  WolframAlpha is billed as a "computational knowledge engine".  Instead of giving you long list of websites that contain the search term entered it gives you a concise view of the actual information for which you are searching.  

I'm just wondering who is using this right now, and how they are using it.

So far the primary use I've found for it is figuring out how many days I have until a given date.  Just type a date in and it will give you any pertinent information relating to that date.  Including the aforementioned calculation.  That is moderately useful, but not by any means earth shattering.  So what uses, if any, have you found for this new search engine?  Please comment!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

My Beginning with jQuery

I recently taught a class in JavaScript, and while I still don't consider myself an expert in the subject, I now feel fairly proficient in it. Be in an effort to furthe my knowledge of JS, I stumbled across jQuery. jQuery is a JavaScript framework that enables a developer to get more done in shorter amount of time.

So I've been looking for good examples of jQuery in use, becuase it is always easiest to learn a new language by seeing practical applications of it.

Here is the first that I've found.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Cheap Books?

Well, I'm on a search for a web reseller that traffics in cheap used books.  Now, I'm not talking about used books that can be sold 'like new' or 'great condition'.  No, I'm looking for books that are in 'fair'  'acceptable' or maybe even 'poor' condition.  You see, when I want to read a book, and that is all that I really want to do, then I would like to buy that book very cheaply.  I was wondering if there is a web site that caters to such a need.

I'm starting my search here  - at Student Hacks.
I like this one.... BookFinder.com
I will update this as my search progresses.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Christ - The Yogi

This Post is fantastic.  Tara Stiles hits it on the head when she speaks of the Gopspel of Thomas and the fact that it was most likely excluded from the Canonical texts of the Bible because it advocated "knowing thyself" and that the kingdom of God is "within".  The last thing that the church of Rome wanted you to believe is that the kingdom of God is "within you" when it was spending tons of gold to create kingdoms and catehdrals "without" you.


Friday, March 13, 2009

Diddling?

Poe once wrote a short story entitled, "Diddling: Considered as One of the Exact Sciences".

"Your diddler is minute. His operations are upon a small scale. His business is retail, for cash, or approved paper at sight. Should he ever be tempted into magnificent speculation, he then, at once, loses his distinctive features, and becomes what we term "financier".

So, here is Poe pointing out the connections between the common swindler, and our bankers and loan officers. Now, how timely is it that the thought should occur to me to think about this story right now? On the day after Jon Stewart so impaled Jim Cramer on a very related subject.

Curious how things work together in such a seemingly synchronistic way.