I've got nothing to say. But we have a hearty debate (okay, four people) going on down below. Join us. I have a feeling I'm going to be trounced because, well, I've taken the side of the intentional walk which, I've learned, actually trumps a cancer kid. I never knew how much people hated the intentional walk.
But, then, I haven't actually watched more than .01 seconds of baseball this year. And that includes flipping around the channels.
Anyway. My update is to say that you shouldn't expect updates for a while. Because of that dirty rat bastard Ryan, who thinks I should listen to him because we shared a locker in eighth grade, I need to re-read the entire Kurt Vonnegut cannon for the first time since 1996.
After that, I will be philosophical Gary, spouting off important comments like, "We all need someone to help us get through this thing, whatever it is."
Except I didn't actually say that. Kurt Vonnegut did. Stupid old man being all smarter than me.
Oh, hey . . . if you happen to have a PhD, would you mind recommending a current science book that would get me to think about the more philosophical side of science? It's been a while since I've read one and I haven't seen one I like in the stores. You know what I'm talking about. The kind of book that makes you think, "Wow, the universe is so (small, complex, large, ordered, chaotic, cruel, wonderful, etc.) and I'm so (small, simple, stupid, pale, wide-footed, etc.)."
Oh, maybe later this week I'll post my list of possible sequels to Snakes on a Plane. It's a list of things on things. Example? Mormons on Fire Island.
See? Two things you wouldn't expect together. Kind of like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, only with more uncomfortable stares.
You crack me up! I hope you won't stay completely away, or be away for too long. I'm hoping to hear more about this Mormons on Fire Island movie you're working on!
ReplyDeleteHey...have you read Chaos by James Gleick? Good book...lots of philosophical musings. Also there's Kuhn's Nature of Scientific Revolutions but you may have read that as well.
ReplyDeleteThe Physicist
I have a post half-written. I just need to do that other half.
ReplyDeleteKuhn's a great idea. The last books I read were Greene's Elegant Universe and a Kaku book, which was a mistake. I think he may be overrated . . . and an attenton whore.
No PhD here. But I'm a total geek for the "philosophical side of science" books and physics that edges towards the metaphysicial. Here's my list of recommendations in a nutshell.
ReplyDelete"The Tipping Point" or "Blink"
by Malcolm Gladwell
"The Universe in a Single Atom"
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Since, like me, you also enjoyed Greene's Elegant Universe--I recommend the folloing. It's written a bit more simplistic for the lay person, but a good read all the same.
"The Fabric of the Cosmos"
by Brian Greene
Any book by the following author is a read that will make your brain think deep. A few titles are...
"Power vs. Force" or "The Eye of The I" or "Truth Vs. Falsehood"
by David Hawkins
You said you read Kaku. Was it this one? Cause I kinda liked it. I was looking to read more on M theory and Theory of Everything.
"Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos"
by Michio Kaku
And lastly, these are my favs from Hawking:
"The Universe in a Nutshell" and "A Brief History of Time"
by Stephen Hawking