My Musings

Only the very observant will notice that I changed the title of my blog. I did not do so lightly. I don't do anything lightly, I think. It was only a slight change, but it means a lot to me. I've probably deleted several lines of text, and here I am back at the beginning. It is in these moments, when I feel but cannot articulate, that I have the most trouble. I enjoy photography. But it is a mixed pleasure for me. I've made some excellent photos in the recent years, but I have difficulty enjoying them as much as the random observer might enjoy them. You would think that my mental attachments to the photos through the experience of their creation would render me more able to appreciate them and take pleasure in my accomplishment. But sometimes it is quite the opposite. When I look at a photo from a year ago, I remember who I was, and I'd rather be who I am now. It's like the past comes to haunt me through the photographic preservation of things as they used to be, ...

I was informed that the link on the last post no longer works. Try this new one. Burning Down the House Also visit my new political blog, "Purely Political" .

I don't think I've been very political on my blog yet, but I can't resist on this one. This is an excellent video that tells how the current economic mess came to be. It doesn't look pretty for one presidential candidate... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH--o It all sounds pretty consistant with what I've been hearing. By the way, use the pause button throughout the video if it's moving along a little too quickly. Enjoy.

"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning." -C. S. Lewis

Power : "the ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something." - Random House Dictionary Some time ago, I heard an interesting statistic. It was that gun owners tend to be happier than those who do not own guns. The speculated reason was that gun owners feel like they have more control over their lives. This fascinated me, and has inspired me to write on the subject of power as it relates to happiness. They are both important subjects, and it is likely that we are all seeking for more of each. But how are they related? After much brainstorming, I have come to the conclusion that without power, there is no happiness. Undoubtedly, at the very mention of the word power, some will immediately entertain thoughts of corruption, war, or dictators like Hitler or Stalin. They both definitely had a degree, or at least a certain type, of power, but it needn't be argued that their power ultimately led to a great deal of suffering and unhappiness. The power to opp...

If you've never witnessed the germination and growth of a pumpkin vine, then you are missing out on something magical. This has been the second season in which I have seen the fruit of my labors, but moreso the fruit of the hand of God. This summer, in perhaps a more feeble way than I think, I have come to know why agriculture can make a God-fearer out of you. It all starts out with a seed scarcely the size of a fingernail, which sprouts within a week or so. From there the growth is rapid and vigorous. Within a couple months the ground that was once the home of a little sproutling, is covered with green. The pumpkins are formed and ripening. Where is the miracle, you may ask? It is in the fruit, in the vine, in the habitation formed by the Whole. The miracle is in the organization of Chaos. Dirt is entropy of earthly organic materials. Dirt is death, the disassociation of materials from a lively form to a non-intelligent state. Somehow the pumpkin seed uses the roadmap of DNA, wate...

Now that this blog has been long forgotten, it is time to write again. I just lost inspiration...