The first snowfall of the year (only the second since last winter!) reminds me of how much I love a freshly snow-covered predawn. It makes it a pain to travel to work but it sure is pretty! The snow mutes the sound of everything so when you walk outside, everything is so calm, quiet, and […]
The only time that really matters is now – the present. There is no past and no future, for all intents and purposes anyway. Actually, I think an argument can be made that the past and the future don’t technically exist, there is only now. The past happened and events took place but there’s no […]
Is variety a bad thing? Maybe it’s just that too much variety is a bad thing. Everything in moderation, right? Too many things to focus on, too many things to think about, sensory overload… What do I mean by this? The problem is that there isn’t enough time to devote a fair amount of time […]
Last night marks the first night in -and I’m not exaggerating one bit- sixteen years that I did not drink a drop of alcohol on New Years eve… and I could not be more happy about that. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a regular drinker – not excessive per se since it’s the […]
07:18:00 It’s the last day of 2014 and it is a beautifully clear morning! I walk outside to Jupiter –the king of planets– shining magnificently in front of me, then to the south, Corvus the crow floating above the trees, and straight overhead climbed Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Dawn’s early pink light was just […]
I like to think I’m not stressed, but I know that stress can come in many different forms and show itself in many different ways. I’m not necessarily stressed by ‘normal’ things like money, but there’s a good chance I’m stressed about some other not-so-apparent causes. Just look at some of my recent posts; they’re […]
I’m not exaggerating when I say that we have had mostly cloudy to overcast skies every single day for the last three months. Honestly. I can remember one day about a week ago when the skies cleared enough in the evening to be able to get a glimpse of Orion rising in the east but […]
“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” -Ecclesiastes 1:18 tl;dr – Don’t worry, be happy. Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we’ll die. Or, whatever flavor you choose. Whatever variation of that theme suits you best… For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to ‘know.’ […]
The most realistic “scifi” I’ve ever seen… WHY can’t we have movies like this?!?!? (Make it full screen) Wanderers – a short film by Erik Wernquist from Erik Wernquist on Vimeo. This is what I was going to say, but turns out Phil Plait already said it on his blog and much better than I […]
About “Friday the 13th” I started this video project in May, 2013… just over a year and a half ago. Full disclaimer though, there were times when I wouldn’t work on it for weeks. Not sure on total hours but put it this way, it took so long that I stopped keeping track of how […]