Friends, When the universe began, antimatter annihilated 99.9999999% of the initial matter – or so they say. Earth makes up an exceedingly small portion of the remining matter – 0.0000000000000000000042% to be precise. And yet, our planet seems huge. In fact, it’s tempting to think this fragile sphere is all there is. In a way, that’s true. Earth has everything most of us will ever touch, hear, smell or taste in our lifetimes. Speaking of taste, I hope you get a chance to bite into a donut this morning as you contemplate the improbable beauty of existence. Happy Friday! Another similarly sized sphere (Venus in the upper left quadrant)
Friends, Leftover season is the perfect time of year to head out to the gym and watch a police drama from an elliptical exercise machine. When you do, you’ll notice the acting is worse than usual without sound. The formulaic camera angles, exaggerated gestures and staged settings feel too fake. Fortunately, there’s a simple solution: make-up your own dialog. Or, if you’re not feeling overly creative, borrow some from Deadpool. Picture the overly enthusiastic crime analyst magically projecting a digitally enhanced surveillance video image of a suspect walking away from his car. His supervisor who always seems to be standing over his shoulder says “Is that a fanny pack? I used to have one of those in nineteen-ninety-never.” To which the analyst replies “Relax, he’s just retrieving something from his utility bag.” The supervisor now gesticulating at the screen says “It's a god-damn fanny pack and you know it, you sick son of a bitch! The difference is night and day.” Just ...