tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post2561325555402609914..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Making the Most of Our Cosmic HomeGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2557314375208730702013-10-28T06:50:44.048-07:002013-10-28T06:50:44.048-07:00The Raccoon way is tricky, as you even once stated...The Raccoon way is tricky, as you even once stated you must stand as an absolutist or an evolutionary. I go back and forth, depending on the day but the idea of emergence does make God more alive for me.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51495204490732514332013-10-27T17:03:00.796-07:002013-10-27T17:03:00.796-07:00A fairly recent stellar work by
Lou
RIP
or rip
...A fairly recent stellar work by <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKYaKzexlHY" rel="nofollow">Lou</a> <br />RIP<br />or rip <br />the roof off that sucker!<br />whichever you pleasegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015936407999495181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85842117670378170292013-10-26T11:52:17.185-07:002013-10-26T11:52:17.185-07:00Yikes - I had heard about broken bones healing fas...Yikes - I had heard about broken bones healing faster than connective tissues, but hadn't realized what a huge difference it can be. But that explains why a sprain can be so much tougher to recover from than a clean break.<br /><br />I'm really sorry to hear about your poor dane, though. I saw Mrs. G's photo of him on Google+, but thought maybe "he" was a "she," and had just been spayed. Gastric torsion is terrible; when we got our first dog, the woman we bought her from warned us about the warning signs, and so I was always terrified it would happen to her. I'm glad you guys were able to get him to surgery in time. I hope your pooch is on the mend soon!juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43574674482040228152013-10-26T09:19:29.928-07:002013-10-26T09:19:29.928-07:00Sympathies, Bob! They [actually in AGAINST THE DAY...Sympathies, Bob! They [actually in AGAINST THE DAY by Pynchon] say <br />if you have to ever torture someone, just working the feet & fingers is enough---so you may be blessed it's not worse. May full recoop be soon!gehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015936407999495181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76481916918543293022013-10-26T08:51:21.474-07:002013-10-26T08:51:21.474-07:00We had a much more serious medical emergency last ...We had a much more serious medical emergency last week, when our dane got torsion, which is fatal if they don't have emergency surgery within a matter of minutes. Luckily, we got him to the ER within half an hour, so he's okay. But not cheap! They had to slice him open from sternum to belly button, untwist the stomach, and then staple it to the ribcage so it doesn't happen again. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-61485877267667544172013-10-26T08:42:05.119-07:002013-10-26T08:42:05.119-07:00You are most welcome. And Julie -- the broken bon...You are most welcome. And Julie -- the broken bone healed by early October, but that was probably the least of the damage -- I must have sprained every joint in every finger, plus the wrist, so I'm guessing it will take a few months to resolve. However, it works well enough for my needs, and there's no real pain, so I'm just grateful to be a primate with an opposable thumb. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76266120416898005662013-10-25T14:50:29.006-07:002013-10-25T14:50:29.006-07:00I received my book today. Thanks, Bob, the limeric...I received my book today. Thanks, Bob, the limerick was perfect.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48960238405623168042013-10-25T09:51:29.280-07:002013-10-25T09:51:29.280-07:00If true, it would mean that a machine is superior ...<i>If true, it would mean that a machine is superior to a human being. It would essentially define freedom as a bad thing, something wholly deviant, with no upside.</i><br /><br />Plainly and truthfully stated as here, this sounds insane. It's amazing, though, how many people would rather think of themselves as a helpless cog in the machine rather than a (secret) free moral agent (man). <br /><br />Like poor old Brooksie in "Shawshank", some people can't make it on the outside.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17200896507873002532013-10-25T09:45:07.354-07:002013-10-25T09:45:07.354-07:00In my opinion, the only way out of these metaphysi...<i>In my opinion, the only way out of these metaphysical muddles and nul de slacks is the Raccoon way, because it balances and harmonizes conservation, creative surprise, and evolutionary adventure. </i><br /><br />Yes, just so. To claim the superiority of either past or future is about as wise as claiming that it is better to exhale than to inhale.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-73701525082869146132013-10-25T09:29:53.527-07:002013-10-25T09:29:53.527-07:00...if it even makes sense to attribute evil to nat...<i>...if it even makes sense to attribute evil to natural phenomena such as hurricanes, viruses, and gardening accidents?</i><br /><br />Hey, speaking of which, how's your hand doing?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com