Add-on to 12/19 post

I've been browsing the "World Question Centre" at edge.org, the website for thinking folk with time on their hands. The 2005 Edge question is a good one:
"What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?"...

Ian McEwan makes a telling point. "What I believe but cannot prove," he says, "is that no part of my consciousness will survive my death." His enlightened fellow Edge contributors will take this as a given, but they may not appreciate its significance, which is that belief in an afterlife "divides the world crucially, and much damage has been done to thought as well as to persons by those who are certain that there is a life, a better, more important life, elsewhere."

The natural gift of consciousness should be treasured all the more for its transience.

Just Like Rainy Days and Mondays...

I know it is said we need religion to give us moral direction in life.
It sounds like it makes sense. But there seems to be two major things in life that actually cause the opposite effect of what they propose.
One is religion, the other, sports.
Sometimes we need them like a rainy Monday.
People are so "gung ho" regarding sects, regarding teams, that it just seems more devisive than anything else. Is there an alternative?
What do you think? Let me know when you get a chance.
In the meantime, check this out!

Couples and Cameras and CLICK HERE for a Moving Holiday Favorite (wait for the 30 sec ad to finish, then close your eyes and listen)

On another "note"-We need to get out there and standby to assist couples ,with or without their children, who need to all get in "the shot" in front of an outdoor holiday tree.
Why just last night I volunteered to assist two families struggling to all have the same background. Do they know about self-timers? Probably not. That's where we come in.
So bundle up and keep a sharp eye out for those young happy families from out of town who need to show the world and themselves that they posed by the "Tree with 3,000 Lights" in 2006!

Trans Fats and Seatbelts

So I was thinking how odd it is that to protect ourselves from ourselves we made a law to require us to wear seatbelts.
So I was thinking how odd it is that to protect ourselves from ourselves we made a law to require us to smoke outside of buildings.
So I was thinking how odd it is that to protect ourselves from ourselves we made a law to require us to eliminate trans fattys from our restaurants.
So I was thinking what have I forgotten? What is next?
Does anyone out there have a clue?

The Pulse Right Now

As I mentioned yesterday, I present to you today my first 5 findings
as a result of clicking the "Next Blog" link on our eBlogger pages:


Posted: Thurs Nov 30, 2006 on "Sync.sound.cinema"
Wilhelm the Ubiquitous
YouTube insert of the most famous scream in movie sound history.

Posted: Fri Dec 1, 2006 on "The Malaysian"
Remove Racists from the Education Department
Concerning the Malaysian Education ministry's policy of inculcating integration in national schools.

Posted: Thurs Nov 30, 2006 on "Mimi Writes......."
Christmas Song Meme, Cuddles and other Such Nonsense
Mimi lists her top 5 favorite Christmas songs.

Posted: Thurs Nov 30, 2006 on "Postcards from the Edge" (lost the link, sorry)
Barking Seals in Finland
Language is awkward for an English speaking woman visiting Helsinki, Finland and an imaginary group of Finnish speaking people can sound like the barking seal noise.

Posted: Thurs Nov 30, 2006 on "Random and Odd"
Stuff Portrait Fridays
Kristine Stone's Friday Photography challenge to capture 3 topics:
1. Something that makes you go "hmmmm"
2. Something sweet
3. Something retro

Okay, it's been pretty mild up to now.

So what topic would you like to rip open?
Dare I offer suggestions?
Dare I not? with such an invitation?
Okay, I tell you what, all of you bloglovers. I will go peruse a few blogsites for topicality and get back to you with what I feel is the pulse right now.
Stand(sit)by,as I am about to click the "Next Blog" link in the upper right hand corner!
Later...