Wearing glasses
I used to have glasses
Back when I was 13 or 14 I had to get glasses. The school did an eye test, and I was found wanting. So off to an eye specialist I went, who prescribed glasses for me. He told me I had to wear them until I was 18, and then he’d test my eyes again to see how they were doing.
I wore those glasses for about 2-3 months then just stopped wearing them. I decided that I didn’t need them, and that was the end of it. When I was 18, I had to go to that eye specialist though, and he did another examination. My eyesight had improved, and he told me that was because of the glasses – it was a good thing that I’d been wearing them for the previous 5 years, he said, otherwise they’d be a lot worse.
I’m still here
It’s been almost 2 months since I last wrote something. I know, it needs to change. It’s been many years since I last had such a period of time without writing.
The reason for this break is pretty simple.
- I’ve simply been working and playing Eve Online when I’m not working (in between watching movies, catching up with friends, etc). Life hasn’t been exciting enough to write about, so I haven’t.
- My work with the government as a Business Analyst has moved into areas that need to limit what I should write about. So I’ve been trying to work out how that changes my writing style. I think I’ve worked out that, ultimately, it doesn’t. As long as I just write about my life and stay sensible and responsible, it’ll be fine.
Staying sensible and responsible is the challenge, isn’t it…
Save The Planet
I just thought I’d put up a transcript of a live performance by George Carlin, a fantastic comedian who unfortunately died in 2008. He had some interesting views, and it was refreshing that on this one, he agrees with me.
You got people like this around you? Country is full of them now! People walking around all day long, every minute of the day — worried about EVERYTHING! Worried about the air, worried about the water, worried about the soil. Worried about insecticides, pesticides, food additives, carcinogens; worried about radon gas; worried about asbestos. Worried about saving endangered species.
Let me tell you about endangered species, all right? Saving endangered species is just one more arrogant attempt by humans to control Nature! It’s arrogant meddling! It’s what got us into trouble in the first place! Doesn’t anybody understand that? Interfering with Nature! Over 90 percent.. over… way over 90 percent of all the species that have ever lived — EVER LIVED — on this planet are gone. Whissshht! They are extinct!
Terrorism
Hi everyone! I’m still around, no need for any concern. I’ve been busy, preoccupied, or just can’t find anything to write about, so I haven’t. Occasionally I’ve thought about writing something, but then something else came up…
But here I am, the first post of 2010, and you probably already know from the subject what I want to talk about now…
Terrorism
As we all know, airport security measures have increased all around the world due to some idiot wanting to set off a bomb in his underpants. (Really?) Apparently, terrorists only want to blow up planes, but they attempt to blow them up in really stupid ways that are unlikely to succeed. Underpants? Shoes? Give me a break. The result, however, is a whole lot of government and media-driven hysteria that results in a lot of people becoming very afraid.
Google Wave
If you’re on Google Wave, maybe you’d like to join me on there and discuss anything that interests you about this blog. The link is over there on the right under Join me on Google Wave.
It would be nice to chat with you if you’re on there already.
Or you can just email me as normal.
