The TaoTeChingMeme Repost this invitation, and give us your interpretations/commentary on the Tao Te Ching verses, preferably one verse at a time so you have time to really think about them. hana_broom is writing down her own interpretations (sorry, friends only) of the verses of the Tao Te Ching ( wikipedia incl. list of online English translations ) and I thought I might join in...

Really, I blame Art. I honestly forgot to the check the time before I was finished the pieces that I posted earlier to my artsy, more personal blog. Aside from that, drjon made it worse. I blame him. *points* That's the guy you want. He posted THIS. I would never have slept if I hadn't watched it all; my brain would have run like a hamster on crack, trying to figure out the rest of the...

http://www.sengifted.org/articles_counseling/Webb_MisdiagnosisAndDualDiagnosisOfGiftedChildren.shtml Check this out for the ever expanding list of conditions, syndromes, disorders and subsequent 'diagnoses' gifted people are being subjected to: just another excellent reason to keep your child OUT of the schooling system. I have been educating myself further about this in an effort to both assist...

(btw, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a hat made for me by [Bad username: secondhandwhore"]

http://drjon.livejournal.com/1267482.html What the fuck is up in USAnia? And why don't the USAnian people do something about it? "Homeland Security" my ass!

You can always count on me to provide paranoia about the state of the world. John McCain has suspended his campaign. He is “urging” Obama to do the same because of the “financial crisis”. Election ‘08 to be Suspended Indefinitely by October The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) is reporting in the Kremlin over the past several days that the Bank of England has received...

drjon  found this useful piece on writing, which I'll post on my course websites for students to peruse. There's a plethora of guides and books on writing, poetry and such that I use for my classes, but the one I think is perhaps the most valuable is not actually on the textbook list. I'm not sure why; I've just never bothered to change it. Perhaps I should. Stephen King's On Writing ...

New Hitchhiker's author announced http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7619828.stm Children's author Eoin Colfer has been commissioned to write a sixth instalment of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series... I feel sorry for Adams' family. I'm guessing they're still in the enormously deep financial hole that bopAd left them in when he unexpectedly died. Here's hoping this pulls them out...

Some heavy thoughts over at drjon 's post about Lithuanian persecution of ex-Partisans. Heavy conversation with tao_ov_dreaming about bigotry amongst leftoids and vegans. I am a very good shooter, and should I take up shooting as a competition sport, I stand to do very very well. This is a Big No No, because Guns Are Bad, MMKAY. Beating the shit out of another person in unarmed...

AN AWESOME THING . And a... whoah . Flist meme! There are 30 questions. Answer each question with one name. Next to each number, write only the name of the person who fits. Don't tell the questions to anyone who isn't doing the meme 01. cadhla 02. tryx_ 03. mistful 04. godzemo okay okay I will stop using people I know in RL. 05. woodburner , snarkaddict...