The Secret Fire

10:39 am - And it came to pass

We have arrived in Oregon, safely.

Details to come once I bend Comcast to my will.

12:18 am - Leaving Vermont

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.

05:45 am - The return

Well, we're headed eastwards once more, with a short stopover in Portland. We'll be largely out of communication until Thursday, so until then - take care, everyone. See you soon.

09:24 pm - Collisions

It turns out that this was a good day for changes.

The new look of thus journal reflects some ideas that I have been pondering of late. The background picture is a bubble chamber particle trace - the journey of protons and antiprotons colliding in liquid hydrogen, an invention that gained Donald Glaser the Nobel Prize in 1960 - and symbolizes to me the collision of ideas and events in my life. Apparently random, the patterns that the collision of thesis and antithesis reveal the hidden meaning in their headlong flight. I like that idea. I wanted to be reminded of it when I read the random collisions in my friend's journals, and when I write about them in my own.

So. Changes. Collisions. Patterns emerging.

Enjoy.

Current Mood: thoughtful

01:26 pm - Death by caffeine

* Ever wondered how much coffee/Mountain Dew/Red Bull/Penguin Mints it would take to kill you? Death by Caffeine can help.

27.30 cups of Starbucks Grande Coffee + Peter = Death

07:44 pm - April 11: Deep Thoughts

Today is a day for beginnings and endings... firsts, and lasts.

Today in 1775 was the last witchcraft execution in Germany.

In 1868, the Shogunate was abolished in Japan.

The BPOE was founded today, in 1868.

The Emirate of Transjordan was founded (1921).

1945: American forces liberated Buchenwald.

Bob Dylan made his singing debut in NYC today in 1961.

One of my faves: 1965 - The Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak. Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states killing 256 people. Wow.

Apollo 13 was launched (1970).

And just to show someone is paying attention to these little details...

2006 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran had successfully enriched uranium.


Happy April 11, everyone!

09:55 pm - First steps

Tristan just took his first steps.

03:49 pm - All things considered

Outside: below freezing. Snowing. Very windy.

Inside: warm. Couch with wife and baby. Quiet.

Yeah, it's good to be me this afternoon. ;-)

07:23 pm - Basin City Blues

You scored as Dwight. You are Dwight. You are eager to prove your worth to others. You will go out of your way to protect those you care about and people depend on you to get them out of trouble. Though you are helpful to people you like, those who rub you the wrong way are in trouble. You are outta your mind and you don't care who knows it. </td> Dwight 85% Marv 80% Hartigan 70% Nancy 68% Gail 58% Becky 53% Shellie 33% Jackie Boy 28% The Cardinal. 15% Which Sin City character are you (new version)? created with QuizFarm.com

08:25 am - WWCND?

The US Surgeon General has issued a statement that Chuck Norris might be hazardous to your health.