Just want to make an announcement here that i'm working on reviving my weblog and the ideas that I used to write about on journalspace.com. My page was called
MetaEvolution: The Study of Kittens
... the idea being to draw people to my page with the kittens, and to keep them there with my ideas. Warning, if your brain can only process and hold onto 140 characters at a time, this may not be for you! Here is one of my early, somewhat amatuerish efforts. Enjoy!
Kitten Lovers Unite!!!.....or, A Brief Pause to Recalibrate
PostedDate 6/12/2005 5:52:00 AM
Hello all, blessings to you and your cats. Just wanted to take a break from my spring celebration to say, "Hey, where did spring go?" I guess I may have started a little sooner than most people, but now it's the first week of summer, and time to take stock of the situation. No more all nighters until we make sure that everyone is getting enough sleep, taking care of themselves, and generally happy. So, for anyone who is still with me and still sane, I plan to revisit some of the tenets of Metaevolution and list some of my beliefs in a more orderly fashion. For you kitten lover's who may be confused, read on and be enlightened!
1) Metaevolution is the study of changes in chaotic systems. It examines by going through and beyond evolution and can give us insight into our daily lives. I believe that every part of the universe evolves, even our institutions, our technology, and yes, even our ideologies evolve. Many times these intangible systems evolve in ways that are analogous to animal populations. Therefore, if a science can describe every aspect of our existence, doesn't it pay to know something about it?
2) Faith and religion are evolutionary strategies that make us more fit to survive. Even Christ Himself shows that He knows this when we read the analogy of the Vinedresser in John 15. Jesus shows an acute knowledge of plant husbandry in this passage and basically describes survival of the fittest. Religion began as a combination of science, Law, and mysticism and filled a basic need. It can still fill that need today...
3) Laws were always meant to be sacred; rules are more mutable. Individual laws, like individuals in any chaotic system, tend to proliferate and must constantly be pruned and culled. Otherwise, we become enslaved by our laws instead of enlightened by them. Laws must pass the tests of truth and time before they become sacred, like the Ten Commandments and the Bill of Rights. So for any self righteous people out there, here's a little poem for you:
Life is habit forming
Life is addictive,
Life is hazardous to Your Health!
Whatever your flavor:
Be it Sex, Religion, Drugs
Rock n Roll, Exercise,
Or any of a Million things
There is such a thing as too
Much of a good thing, but
Non Dispudantum de Gustavoram
(there's no arguing taste)
God loves variety!
4) oh, A new point I almost forgot to mention: Man has always been a tool user. Â Through all the different ages, the most successfull have known how to use the tools of the age, and the most important tool of all: the brain. This is the Age of Information, so the most important survival skill today is the ability to sort, find, and retain various bits of information. You may want to google the words "tagging" and "lifehacks" to find out more about information gathering strategies. My basic advice here is, wake up and see the world with new eyes every day-there are always new opportunities...
5) and lastly, let me reiterate Bob's Law, a corallary of the second law of thermodynamics and sometimes otherwise known as the Lazy Man's Law: For ANY given problem, the solution that uses the least amount of FORCE will be the most effective solution, and the one most favored by nature. Editor's note- This is the first appearance of Bob's Law, which I later learned was a principle in Physics called the Principle of Least Action
Let's see, my faithful kitten lover's...am I leaving anything out? Guess you'll just have to go read my earlier posts....
And finally, for any kitten lovers who got to the end of the post, lol, here is my monthly literary update. Read 3 biographies this month: Bush on the Couch, Wish You Were Here (about Douglas Adams), and the autobiographical It Ain't Easy Being Me! by Rodney Dangerfield. The Bush book was a psychoanal, pedantic, tough read. It was also scary, not only because it's so believable, but because I recognized MY own character traits and weaknesses that I share with our nation's Idiot. Pray for me all, pls, and I will endeavor to pray for Bush! The Rodney Dangerfield book was great, and provided a few much needed laughs during a rough time. Finally, the biography of Douglas Adams, creator of the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy. If you like biographies, sci-fi, and Monty Python, you'll want to not only rent this one from the library, you'll want to get your own copy so you can mark it up!!! This book is weighty, and each page, each paragraph, each sentence must be read carefully and with joy. Â It's one of those books where you can only read about 30 pages before you need to take a break and let your mind digest and recuperate. 'Nough said...
Well, that's it for this month. Everyone pls be healthy and happy and safe!! Et pour la petite gateaux...toujours amours!
Peace!