.: Above The Aether :.

I’ve always admired DFW’s writing and I wish I could have heard him deliver this speech in person.  You can read a full transcript here. There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the [...]

I found this interesting little psychology test on the internet that compares how others view you versus how you view yourself.  If you have a spare 2 minutes, please click on this link and take pick the 5-6 words that best describe me. Here’s a brief descriptipn from the site: The Johari Window originated in [...]

I just read a great article by Po Bronson (a few years old, but still stands the test of time) about finding your true career path. The magazine, Fast Company, tracks innovative business practices, new ideas and bold Your calling isn’t something you inherently “know,” some kind of destiny. Far from it. Almost all of [...]

Once again, Comedy Central clears up an uncomfortable subject for us all. See the three and a half minutes of brilliance here. -Dave

It is extremely amusing to me to see the little chrome Christian fish symbol on vehicles that are exhibiting road rage tendencies while I’m driving to work in the morning. I’ve recently moved south of the Mason-Dixon line (where Christianity was invented, by the way) and there are legions of soccer moms and golf dads [...]

I vote for South Park.

I’ve been thinking about how writers, artists and musicians tend to be societies canaries in the coal mine, making noise when the world gets a little more dangerous than it should be. Hmm, now that I think about it, that’s a little backwards. Real canaries used in coal mines sang when the air was clean [...]