Jim Starr's Blog, page 3
June 1, 2015
11-Dimensional Mind
Scientists assert that our universe may have upwards of eleven dimensions, yet we still perceive only three. Isn’t it INTERESTING that our minds can’t deal with the very reality we’re immersed in? And yet this remarkable disconnect gets no more than passing mention in today’s pop physics books. A sentence like “Of course our minds can’t really conceive of, or ... Read More
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May 31, 2015
No Two Snowflakes are Alike II
In contrast to vegetables (which seem to have no qualms about showing up as an arbitrary, disjointed collection of shapes and sizes), snowflakes at least try to express the infinitude and perfection of six-sidedness.
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May 29, 2015
Best and Worst American Phrases
Worst: Same old, same old Best: Butt dial
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May 12, 2015
May 5, 2015
Simplify
Everyone knows that the fraction 1/3, when rendered as a decimal, is repeating and unending: .333333333333333…… etc. But that’s only within the base ten numbering system. The same fraction using a base of three is precisely .1 – couldn’t be more simple. I’m trying to draw a profound conclusion here. Please help me out …
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April 26, 2015
Untitled
The more spiritual I get, the less spiritual I look.
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April 22, 2015
One Good Reason You Should Experiment With Ayahuasca
Because, let’s face it, your life as it is, is boring.
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April 21, 2015
Receiving a Present From a Zen Master
It’s not the gift, it’s the lack of thought behind it that matters.
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April 20, 2015
Unforgettable
This old newspaper ad proves to me that I can find virtually anything I want on the internet these days. A cherished memory for me is this jazz concert in Central Park that my parents took me to when I was 14, my first such event. It was at night, “Under the Stars,” and was hosted, imagine!, by Jean Shepherd, ... Read More
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April 8, 2015
Reality Check
Last night while watching an early-season baseball game on TV I realized that a couple of players I had watched since they were rookies were now veterans on the team, nearing the end of their careers. A kind of interesting, sweet way of noticing that I’m getting older. And there were these new rookies …
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