Monthly Archives: May 2007

Essay of the Week: 5/20/07-5/26/07

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This week’s essay is from the New York Times. We can’t get any lower then that can we? But in certain mental states, we like a good sappy story that celebrates the irrationality that makes life worth living. And the essay from the New York Times on a adoptive mother’s irrational love certainly celebrates that.

For comparisons sake, you should also read this story so you understand how rational people act. The comparison and contrast provides a good example of the deficiencies of rational thinking.

The Cyber Assault on Estonia…..

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The Cyber Assault on Estonia…..

The Russians are not giving up. The cyber attacks on Estonian keep getting worse. Yesterday over one million computers were used to attack Estonian. It will be interesting to see if the Estonian’s ever figure out a really good way to fix the problem short of cutting off all accesses to their computers from outside the country.

The best defense would be a good offense. But I imagine that the Estonian’s are a little nervous about trying a cyber assault on Russia. They are a little outnumbered when it comes to manpower on the ground.

You can read the latest on cyber attacks on Estonian here and here.

It does not take long for cities to die…..

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In the absences of human support, how long do you think it would take before an urban neighborhood to turn into wilderness rural again? I have always wondered about that question.
But apparently, I need not speculate too much. The process is actually happening in Detroit. This from Detroitblog…..
It’s always fun to go up north here Click Here to continue reading.

Update Summary 05-15-07

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The vultures circle while Søren Kierkegaard and Jean de La Bruyère opine on life.
I had a turkey vulture sighting recently. You can read about it, and see a few pictures, here.
Filed in Letters.
For those interested in fine words of wisdom from the sages:
Søren Kierkegaard on choices, here.
Jean de La Bruyère on the nature of life, […]

Vultures Waiting

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One Vulture

I did a double-take. I had just set out on my bike ride and wasn’t even a half mile from the house when I passed the old burned out house and the abandoned barn. As my gaze slid across the barn I half registered something different. Strange shapes–almost like huge bird statues–wait, there is […]

Søren Kierkegaard on Choices

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A philosopher says,

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.
– Søren Kierkegaard in Either/Or
Trust a philosopher to give you helpful advice.
I have heard […]