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Introduction Prior to the invention of TV remote control, an armchair philosopher contrived this conundrum: If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around, does the tree make a sound? The answer to this question is, of course, "Who cares?" If nobody is around, then who could or would care? Perhaps only the skunk that the tree fell on. Maybe then we'd ALL care. But would we be forced to say that we smelled rather than heard the event (in which case the tree fall would be said to have created a stink but not a sound), or would we simply roll up the car windows and drive to a more pleasant locale? Oh please, don't click yet... I'm almost to the point. If a blogger blogs and nobody reads her, does she blog? Or should she just grab the remote out of her husband's locked fist, turn the TV off, and do something somebody cares about (besides her and the skunk - oh, but he's dead... sorry)?
Interests Favorite Quote: "Don't panic." (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams), About me: In my current incarnation, I've been working the people side of technology - teaching and designing adult educational materials for corporations and academia. Before then I studied philosophy and music and earned a few dollars there but they didn't pay the rent. Computers do. And it’s fascinating to encounter the myths and misconceptions those misanthropic machines engender. I love reading science fiction. I also enjoy tennis, cycling, aerobics, hiking, cooking, and watching/listening to performance or graphic arts. I believe the only way to grow is to open yourself to newness - to things you fear or things that seem too enticing. The most terrifying demons become little children the moment you accept them. In my more thoughtful moments I try to practice the art of loving kindness, and to deepen my understanding of what that is. I’m taking beginning guitar class as a way of picking up where I left off decades ago with my music - this time approaching it with more joy and less rigidity. "You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind, " (Timothy Leary). I’m only just beginning, all over again.

You've got to make contact with the alien leader. How will you tell when the conversation is finished?

when it kills me