Funnier: How many likes do you get….?
Funnier: Can’t see forest for the trees…
Don’t know about you, but possibly the biggest thing that gets in the way of me accepting the ways of spirit is thinking too much. That is why I suggested in another place that maybe we make too much of what we think. Of what we understand. Of whether we would pass the test & get ’em all right.
In that sense, I think I’m a little like the Lone Ranger in this story. Well, maybe a lot like him:
The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep.
Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says, “Kemo Sabe, look towards sky, what you see?”
The Lone Ranger replies, “I see millions of stars.”
“What that tell you?” asked Tonto.
The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says,
“Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies.
“Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning.
“Theologically, the Lord is all powerful and we are small and insignificant.
“Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What’s it tell YOU, Tonto?”
“You dumber than buffalo. Someone stole tent.”
Wordplay: Today’s word: Arbitrage
I love folks who leave me more informed than when I started. This morning’s xkcd.com comic by Randall Munroe did that….
First of all, look up “arbitrage”…I found:
The simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in order to profit from a difference in the price. It is a trade that profits by exploiting price differences of identical or similar financial instruments, on different markets or in different forms.
Sound like the way parents get to hear two angles from their kids? Or maybe a real estate is both the buyer and seller agent? Or buying Canadian currency at today’s exchange rate of 1.21 CAD to 1.00US, then re-selling it back at 1.00CAD to .85US?
I know people who did all these things, in the last week.
Randall’s thought:
Arbitrage
by Randall at http://xkcd.com/
Funnier: Online dating & other illusions
First of all, I am a huge fan of online dating. You & I know that it’s not really online dating…it’s just a gateway to real-life dating.
When someone signs up for eHarmony or match.com or something, it’s so they can do real-life stuff, not stay online. Just another way to get there.
But sometimes funny things happen on the way to get there. My friend Julie showed me the other day how Tinder works.
(Here’s more if you don’t know about this.)
Anyway, here’s a little story of a Tinder encounter gone awry…check it out. It speaks to the reality of the illusion that we hope leads to reality….
Here’s the movie that goes with it:
Whales: Heads up, traveler….
There are ongoing reminders that for all the wonders of the world we see & feel, we sometimes miss the ones right under our noses. Or next to us. Or next to our boat.
Here’s the story. Photo by Eric Smith.
About Brother Ian
Over the centuries, Brother Ian has been collecting stories & information & discourses for the purpose of elevating the human condition as needed, dissecting it when necessary, and building the case for hope.
In the spirit of noting that organized crime, organized baseball, organized labour, and organized religion tend to engender controversy & occasional discord, I promise to be neither organized or critical of those who are.