{{{{{Anne}}}}} I'm so sorry, hon.

I need to write up a decent argument against astral projection that isn't, "yo, that's fucking crazy."

How about, "Prove it."

Or "If anyone could really astral-project, they'd be able to prove it by gaining information they'd otherwise be unable to get, and then they'd become millionaires and write books and go on talk shows... unless they all work for some secret government agency."

Ok, forget that last part.

Just because the title is funny....

Biker's penis hit by lightning

--snip--

Djindjic, who suffered light burns to his chest and arms, added: "Thankfully, the doctors said that there would be no lasting effects, and my penis will function normally eventually."

For this, a long Friday, I am posting one of my favorite Drew Carey Show quotes:

“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.”

Hee. I love that one, Robin.

“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.”

hah! i'd forgotton that. Sometimes that show was very funny.

A kinda' interesting article on the brain: [link]

I really love this blogger's description of it, though.

A new study just published in the journal Neuron describes how the brain handles surprise. Exploding is far less common that you would expect.

[link]

Well, you see, it HAS been proven.

So I asked, "where? who proved?"

"there's been studies!"

So I ask, "By whom? Have these studies/tests/experiments been verified by an independent lab? Who paid for these studies/tests/experiments?"

She's looking into it. Which is what I really wanted.

I'm writing a new book, and this piece is on a late night conversation about astral projection, my neighbor has been taking classes to learn how to do it and transport herself to the eighth dimension.

I often have difficulty explaining things. She was adamant that consciousness is energy, and since energy can be transferred, our consciousness can just separate itself from the body and hover around like a bee.

Often in whackjob concepts like astral projection, people use sciency terms and such to make it all sound more legit.

I often have difficulty explaining things. She was adamant that consciousness is energy, and since energy can be transferred, our consciousness can just separate itself from the body and hover around like a bee.

I've heard similar used to argue for life-after-death. Some told me, "Consciousness is energy, and energy can't be created or destroyed, so consciousness continues on forever after you die."

Often in whackjob concepts like astral projection, people use sciency terms and such to make it all sound more legit.

Yep²

my neighbor has been taking classes to learn how to do it and transport herself to the eighth dimension.

Did you ask her, "What's wrong with the fourth through seventh dimensions?"?

What are people doing this weekend?

tomorrow we are going to see the steve miller band in a private box sponsored by some vendor that DH deals with. It should be fun, but not as much fun as last night.

We saw Old Blind Dogs They are Scottish and play traditional music. They rocked the house. and I have a crush on the drummer.

I also think we will be working on the floor boards.

Happy Birthday Sue and Sophia