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About Me

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I've tried to provide as much interesting content as possible and in doing so I may have stepped on some toes. If they were your toes, please let me know so the situation can be rectified before any discontent or deletion occurs. In the mean time, please enjoy learning a bit about me and my interests.

My Interests

1. Wiki
2. Technology
3. Philosophy
4. Tea
5. Psychology
6. Role-playing
7. Invention & modification
8. Strategy
9. Martial arts
0. Zen

I'd like to meet:

Everyone in my Heroes section and myself at various points past, present and future.

Music:

1. A Way With Words (podcast)
2. Linux Reality (podcast)
3. NPR Sunday Puzzle (podcast)
4. Bach
5. Vivaldi
6. Pink Floyd
7. David Bowie
8. Mindless Self Indulgence
9. Orbital
0. Mozart

Movies:

1. Princess Bride
2. Unleashed
3. Super-Size Me
4. Elegant Universe
5. The Prestige
6. Beautiful Boxer
7. A Brief History Of Time
8. Equilibrium
9. Zatoichi
0. What The Bleep Do We Know?

Television:

1. Boston Legal
2. Family Guy
3. C.S.I.
4. Naruto
5. Futurama
6. Firefly
7. Cowboy Bebop
8. History Channel
9. Discovery Channel
0. Cartoon Network

Books:

1. Princess Bride
2. Japanese Death Poems
3. The Pig That Wants to be Eaten
4. Traversing Philosophical Boundaries
5. The Hobbit
6. Book of Five Rings
7. The Book of Tea
8. Jennifer Government
9. The Art of War
0. Fast Food Nation

Heroes:

1. Wong Fei Hung
2. Leonardo da Vinci
3. Stephen Hawking
4. Spider-man
5. Bertrand Russell
6. Nikola Tesla
7. Lao Tzu
8. Friedrich Nietzsche
9. Jet-l
0. John Stewart

My Blog

New addition to the family

My wife and I just brought a little parrot into our house. You can see her in the main video frame below.
Posted by Z Hespelt on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:49:00 PST

Googled memories

I just Googled myself and found some old stuff I made. It's kind of fun to see how your thoughts progress year by year.http://zhespelt.blogspot.com/
Posted by Z Hespelt on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:01:00 PST

Ethiki Started

I just started a new project called Ethiki, check it out is you have the time.http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Ethiki
Posted by Z Hespelt on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:58:00 PST

Ethical Platform v0.5

The following 'Ten Guidelines' are my first draft of what is to become the foundation for my new religious beliefs. There is still a long way to go before this is a complete system, but it's a start....
Posted by Z Hespelt on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:10:00 PST

Long Time No Blog

After being blog-free for a long time I've decided to come back and write something for those of you that still peruse my typings.
Posted by Z Hespelt on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:50:00 PST

Merry Christmas and Stuff.

Merry Christmas and stuff, as the title implies. Sorry I haven't kept the blog up to date...I know my loyal readers (you know who you are) we're getting a little lost with out guidance, but fear...
Posted by Z Hespelt on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:54:00 PST

Harvard

Student A: "Excuse me, where's the library at?" Student B: "Here at Harvard, we never end a sentence with a preposition." Student A: "O.K. Excuse me, where's the library at, asshole?"
Posted by Z Hespelt on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:14:00 PST

Language Links

Society for the Preservation of English Language and LiteratureOnline Etymology DictionaryThe Verbivores at 'A Way with Words' (podcast)The Word Nerds (podcast)Urban Dictionary...
Posted by Z Hespelt on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:17:00 PST

An Exercise in Focus

Sometime time today take a few minutes to close your eyes and picture a square, like the one above, in your mind; Just a plain, empty, square. Once you have a clear image in your mind, hold it there ...
Posted by Z Hespelt on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:15:00 PST

A Riddle

There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the origi...
Posted by Z Hespelt on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:55:00 PST