I don't know how old this joke is, but the lesson in it holds true.

There was a flood. A man managed to make it to his roof which was above the floodwaters - for now. Someone came by in a small motorboat that had somehow managed not to be swept away and offered the man a ride to a safer place. The man refused, saying "The Lord will save me."

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While on the treadmill Tuesday evening I watched a NOVA about a search for the ruins of the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The program was interesting enough, showing how things progressed by exploring and mapping an underwater area, searching more within it, and finding ruins that were interesting if perhaps not the original things sought. Some of ( Read more... )

This cartoon makes a good point.

I seem to be missing the magic, somehow. I don't mean the stuff of fantasy novels. I mean the sense of wonder. The "Wow, how is that done?!" inspiration of curiosity. Or just awe that something can happen at all, whether natural or manufactured. As a kid, the world seems full of that sort of thing. As an adult, well, the world seems a less ( Read more... )