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Is change necessary?

Eric P. Metze — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:30:35 +0000

President Obama [giggle], during his campaign associated himself with the idea of change. Given the previous eight years, changing the way Americans did things was an obvious choice. I mean, whether or not you agree with how Bush handled the government and the economy, it was clear that something needed to change. Now that change has come to America, there are still some people who claim that change isn’t necessary.

I couldn’t agree more.

No one has claimed that change is always necessary or never necessary. Life isn’t that simple. All things need varying amounts of change.

Here’s a simple analogy…

You’re driving a car on the highway. The passenger suddenly starts yelling that the road ahead will eventually turn into a cliff. Is change necessary?

Here’s another…

You’re driving a car on the highway. Suddenly you realize the road ahead is gone and you’re rapidly approaching a cliff. Is change necessary?

And one more…

You’re driving a car that has gone off a cliff. Everyone in the car is yelling. Is change necessary?

Massive Moon

Eric P. Metze — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:23:48 +0000

When I see the moon in the daytime, I can’t help but think of it as a strangely round mountain range waaaay off in the distance. Did you know that the moon is getting farther away from the Earth as time goes on? Right now it’s the size of a dime held at arm’s length, but during the time of the dinosaurs it was as large as holding a dish plate at arm’s length. Imagine that for a moment…

What, a coincidence?

Eric P. Metze — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:26:10 +0000

What the hell are the odds of this?

I was checking some really old messages that were sent to my Stewart/Colbert profile and there was one from December 18, 2007. Today is February 7, 2008. I’ve been watching episodes of South Park that I set into motion about an hour ago. These are completely unrelated things and there shouldn’t be any connection except coincidences. But this one, aside from being weird, is really remarkable.

The episode I was watching is “Imaginationland (Episode II)” and there is this unsurprisingly wacky storyline involving the imagination. At one point there is a monster (one of dozens) that is half bear and half man-pig (which means it’s half bear, one fourth human, and one fourth pig). At the exact moment I heard them talking about the man/bear/pig thing and while it was on the screen (for about five seconds), I suddenly opened a message from someone in MySpace that was asking me to join the ManBearPig Awareness Group.

On top of that, while I was just typing that last paragraph, the ManBearPig showed up on the screen again, this time on episode three of the so-called Imaginationland trilogy. As I was typing the phrase ManBearPig Awareness Group at the end of the paragraph, the scene showed a cartoon version of Al Gore trying to raise awareness of ManBearPig.

It’s just a coincidence, I know…but it’s a strange one.

Scientology vs. Anonymous

Eric P. Metze — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:58:52 +0000

I’m not a hacker and though I don’t think they should do anything that’s actually dangerous or damaging, I have to say I honestly think the premise behind Anonymous is more enlightened, more intelligent, and more humane than the bullshit that Scientologists believe. And so, without further ado…

Star Wars Question: Why does Leia say she remembers her mother while Luke does not?

Eric P. Metze — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:25:34 +0000

My answer: Until the moment Luke reveals her family lineage to her, Leia has absolutely no idea she is even capable of using the Force. The memories she has of her mother are more like echoes through the Force rather than direct memory. It isn’t until she becomes more attune with her powers does she [ Read More ]