Soiled Doves Inn

So here's my day..... I went to a local restaurant to have some lunch and, possibly, a mimosa or two, and brought my trusty computer. To spare the details, I found myself embroiled in a conversation about science, NDT, Dawkins, etc with a member of the more socially inept, but intelligent, nerd crowd. Of course, you know this is not an insult. Anyway, during the course of this conversation, we both came to the conclusion that making science and technology more accessible to those who consider themselves less inclined to science would be the best way to direct society. Today, reading the current news stories, I would be inclined to agree. Would Paul Ryan be trying to pull any of his bullshit if we all had even a working knowledge of science and medicine? Would the Higgs boson news be at least interesting, if not argument worthy, if the general populace just had a bit of a clue how that works? The thing is, knowledge of none of this is confined to those with 160+ IQs. We've c...

Unemployment/underemployment sucks. Especially when you come to the nasty realization that you base your personal self-worth on your job. Of course, once you realize that, you examine all the other aspects of your life. If I don't have a job, and I died tomorrow, what legacy will I leave for the world? I have no particular talents except those defined by my job. I don't create anything. I haven't said anything in public particularly noteworthy. Where is one to go from here? And then, I gave myself a stern talking to. "So, Self. Do you really believe that, not only is the Universe conspiring against you, but that, even if the Universe wasn't paying attention at that particular moment when everything went to hell, do you really think you're incapable of creating Not Crap? Do you think maybe, just maybe, this self-loathing is just a symptom of lack of focus? Do you even HAVE a plan toward which you can be working?" And my answer was, grudgingly, no. I d...