Archive for May, 2007

Costs Of Living

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

UPDATE: Really I probably shouldn’t be thinking about this too much. A) The potential move is 3 years away. Lots can change in 3 years. B) The cost of living index on this one website differs quite a lot from the cost of living given by another website, which lists San Francisco [...]

I Never Quite Got Selling Out Either

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

This post on “selling out” is great, and so are the first few comments (the rest may be great too but I didn’t read them all).
One thing that does bug me is hearing older music in ads when I know the original artists are dead or otherwise not in control of their music and probably [...]

Law Of Attraction, My Foot

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

I love spirituality. I’m attracted to Taoist and Buddhist philosophy, uncodified nature religions (Wicca, I’m looking at you), and empathic, connected activities.
But I don’t go in much for New Age claptrap. I love science too much.
Lately I came across this thing called the “Law of Attraction.” It’s hogwash. Little more than [...]

Living In Sin

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Nothing better! Particularly when you consider the alternative.

More Meaning Of Life Stuff, With 70% More Doctor Who!

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Yeah, yeah, more “meaning of life stuff” — but this time with Doctor Who!
I was watching last year’s Christmas Special again, sort of fast-forward like, for the good bits, and caught this great exchange I seem to have missed the first time. It perfectly describes my sense of the meaning of life. The [...]