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I started a couple of posts that never quite made it.

I was going to announce my thanksgiving travel plans, but I haven’t bought the tickets. I’m probably flying into Columbus, OH on tue evening and flying back on saturday, with a trip to KY going on Wed-Fri.

I was also going to get into my recent gay.com experiences. I decided what would it hurt, and got back on. I met several interesting fellows, but after having met them and established other modes of communication, I feel like I quickly tapped out the vein of interesting and worthwhile people that weren’t already in my address book or IM contact list. And it reverted to a habitual presence, distracting, but not in any way useful. So, I deleted the client again. =) *shrug*

Oh yeah, and I activated my ffxi account again. Mesharr returns! And she’s made it to 38. This means that diablo will not be played again any time soon. =)

I should get into the pluses and minuses of the various games at some point. Each are pretty mindless, but more interactive than television. *shrug* Anyway.

Those are my weekend posts that never got quite made.

The only debate on intelligent design that is worthy of it’s subject

As an adamant agnostic, I think the gentleman’s faith in science is touching, but overdone. The ridiculous, but necessary caveats

I have eaten, rested well, and finally made it to the gym. You can stop worrying, I feel much better. =)

I just found this posting very amusing.

1. Get adequate sleep.
2. Eat a healthy(ish) diet.
3. Get adequate some exercise.

Well, so far, item 1 has been accomplished today. The others remain as items on the to-do list.

[ETA: brought into line with haiku standards, as per ‘s observation.]

Today I led discussion on The Fate of the Forest. That was kinda good. I started off with a quote from one of my favorite fantasy author’s books. The quote has alot of issues, but I thought it was a useful counterpoint to Hardin’s view that selling off the land as private property would result in the optimal outcome.

here’s the quote.

I’ve had a speech Gore gave in a tab for a few weeks, and I finally got around to reading it. It’s an astute analysis of the situation. But I don’t think his call for a return to past values is going to work. The co-option of any major mode of communication by concentrated power is the norm. We don’t have enough unrest to staff a reform movement. Revolutions are led by those born to power who lose their inheritance, then lead those born without power. But sacrifice is hard, and people need strong motivation to make dramatic change. Gore qualifies as such a leader (as do many others), but the unrest isn’t there.

I don’t intend this as a statement of ultimate truth, more a skeptical prediction based on an iffy heuristic. I do however encourage responses. =)

me: “I’ll get social warmth after I get my MPP.”

We have neglected the goal of finding a way for workers to make a decent living while maintaining or improving environmental quality, and so it has become the principle item we should pursue to improve quality of life, rather than objectified wealth.