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October 23, 2008
Modern Philosophical Dilemmas
Forget pondering whether or not there is justice, if thinking means you are, or who should control the means of production. The questions we have to answers in today’s world fall into a whole new dimension.
For example, there is the problem of when to buy Halloween candy. Make your purchases too early, and you’ll just end up eating the candy before Halloween. Wait too long and you’ll get stuck handing out weird and irrelevant candy that no kid wants, like Bit O’ Honey and Raisinettes. They’ve pretty much started putting the candy out in August now, so you have to resist for quite a while. I’m may be pushing my luck, but I think I’m going to grab some candy this weekend. I’ll just tuck it in a closet and try not to think about it until Friday.
Then there’s this problem, which may not apply to everyone. Is the benefit of adding a morning workout completely undone if by 2 pm you are so tired that you are forced to turn to Starbucks in order to prevent a faceplant on to your desk? I managed to get up and exercise three out of four mornings this week, but it is completely sucking the life out of me. I don’t understand why an evening workout is usually energizing, but a morning workout makes me a zombie (minus the appetite for brains).
While pondering the following excerpt from a review in the Washington Post of AC/DC’s new album
"But mostly, 'Black Ice' contains songs about rocking. Specifically, about how much AC/DC rocks, how much it's rocked in the past and how, if given the opportunity, it plans to rock some more in the future."
John and I invented the following koan: What is the state of the world when AC/DC stops rocking? Much like the sound of one hand clapping has never been heard, this state has never been achieved, because AC/DC always brings the rock.
And finally, I’ll leave you with two interesting links that people have sent me recently:
Michael Pollan outlines the plan he’d like to see the next President follow for our new food policy.
John and I were supposed to go out of town this weekend, but ended up canceling our trip. I decided to keep my vacation days though, so I’m headed in to a luxurious four day weekend. Hope yours is lovely!
Posted by Bad Penguin at October 23, 2008 11:04 PM
Comments
Have you tried Starbucks's skinny lattes? Made with fat-free milk and sugar-free syrup, a tall latte has just 90 calories. Plus, calcium!
Posted by: JP at October 24, 2008 10:46 AM
Two points :
1. Zombie leader : "What do we want?
Zombies: "Brains!"
Zombie leader : "When do we want it?"
Zombies: "Brains!"
2. What was the state of the world pre-AC/DC? (other than lame)
Posted by: tim at October 24, 2008 10:38 PM
How cool, you are going alone for 4 days? Oh I wanna go, that way you wouldn't be alone and I could make you miserable...no, that's not it, I want to go alone myself, ehehehe just to the store would be nice sometimes....but I'd love a little weekend away from picking up towels, washing dishes, doing laundry stuff
Posted by: Jerri Ann at October 26, 2008 01:36 PM
It would be disappointing to live in a world which was no longer being rocked by AC/DC.
Posted by: Chris at October 27, 2008 11:59 AM