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I need a TV
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I need a TV.
Perhaps need is not the right word, who, after all, really needs a TV? But, from time to time I'd like to rent and watch a movie. And having the children huddled around the laptop - well, it's not exactly the same. There is a problem, however, in that I'm a TV snob...much as some people pride themselves on their 52 inch HD Plasma home theatre systems, I pride myself on not owning one. There are other things we can do, walks, read books, conversation.
Still, sometimes it would be nice to watch a movie.
And so I oscillate, finding TV's, wondering if I should purchase them, not purchasing them and privately enjoying my superiority, until Friday night comes and I wish to rent a movie for the children...
I need a TV.
Old dream of ship at sea
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- Category: Dreams
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Last night a few dreams, a mixed-up hodge podge, I awoke to write them down, but saw no meaning in them; I was tired, they were random and chaotic, I didn't turn on the light and fell back asleep.
So I'll write of another dream once I had, an old dream - animated in rich blues and amber. It made an impression.
I am a point of view at sea, no substance, only my senses, flying, there is a tempest and from the waves rise up waterspouts that meet with the low and ragged clouds, then turn into Atlanteans, briefly, bearing the sky upon their shoulders, and then rain back, falling into the sea. I am flying through this, it is animated, deep blues, flashes of lightning illuminate the denizens of the deep, translucent jellyfish and giant shadows swarming beneath. As a wave subsides I move in, there is a ship spinning in a trough between the waves, an old galleon, timbers lit from within like logs on a fire, hot embers and glowing salamanders flicker upon the surface. I move into the cabin, there a small chest, a treasure, as I approach it opens, and within it on a velvet lining there is a silver hand holding a pen. It is almost too brilliant to behold..
I awake.
An interesting link on how television shapes our dreams: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/10/17/scidream117.xml
Fibonocci Numbers & The Golden Mean
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In Mathematics, an infinite series of numbers beginning with 0,1 where each successive number is the sum of the two previous numbers.
A short beginning might be: 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13.... ad infinitum.
The curious thing about this series of numbers is that it is found throughout nature. The Fibonocci series can be found in the spiral of seashells, the patterns of leaves on a tree, and the petals of flowers. It has been recognized and used in Art for centuries, where paintings were based upon it's composition (known as "The Golden Mean " or "Divine Proportion" - approximately 1.6180339887). The Parthenon in ancient Greece is based almost entirely on the proportions found within the golden mean, Da Vinci used it in "The Last Supper " and Michaelangelo used it in The Sistine Chapel . Note that there is nothing absolute about the Golden Mean - it merely defines a relationship within a set of numbers. The higher the numbers, the more precise the relationship. Televisions, letter pages, and business cards are but a few examples of it's use in popular culture.
Curious? Further Reading - http://goldennumber.net/
Self Directed Evolution
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More ideas that could change the world.
The idea that evolution is to some (part or perhaps even wholly?) self directed.
By which I mean we decide within ourselves what traits we will pass on to our children. Of course, this is true with social evolution, we as parents pass on our values to our children. But why not physical evolution? And not necessarily "Intelligent Design" - there is no need to invoke God or a third party, why not ourselves? If our beliefs determine who we become, and what is possible for us, [and here I don't necessarily mean "The Secret" - there is plenty of excellent research on how outlook affects perception...], and in so doing socially affect our children, is it not possible that there is some evolutionary benefit (or detriment) associated with our beliefs? Is greed a belief that will help us continue to evolve? Is self interest?
With genetic engineering we are now self directing our evolution in ways that we have no means of predicting or even controlling. The antithesis of Intelligent Design. But I am speaking outside of the lab, a more personal evolution.
An interesting link here - youtube clip of Bruce Lipton speaking on the Biology of perception. If you haven't time for all 7 clips (70 minutes) watch the last 2, in which he explains how genes are turned and offed by perception.
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