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ben

compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake

About Me

"I hold that when we take a view of the universe, in its parts, general or particular, it is impossible for the human mind not to perceive and feel a conviction of design, consummate skill, and indefinite power in every atom of its composition. The movements of the heavenly bodies, so exactly held in their course by the balance of centrifugal and centripetal forces; the structure of the Earth itself, with its distribution of lands, waters and atmosphere; animal and vegetable bodies, examined in all their minutest particles; insects, mere atoms of life, yet as perfectly organized as man or mammoth; the mineral substances, their generation and uses, it is impossible, I say, for the human mind not to believe, that there is in all this, design, cause and effect, up to an ultimate cause, a Fabricator of all things from matter and motion, their Preserver and Regulator, while permitted to exist in their present forms, and their regeneration into new and other forms. We see, too, evident proofs of the necessity of a superintending power, to maintain the universe in its course and order."
--Thomas Jefferson

My Interests

Television:

Scrubs, The View, Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Colbert Report, 24, Studio 60, Rome, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad

Books:

The Field, Wheels of Life

Heroes:

Bill Maher

My Blog

materialist reductionism

Whatever Happened to Wisdom?By Eric Weislogel Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?--T. S. Eliot "The Rock" 1934 Always be ready to...
Posted by ben on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:34:00 PST

INFJ in the house

So I took a personality test. Like, the real kind. Not the stupid "what kind of celebrity r u?" kind, the kind modeled after the Myers-Briggs. I scored as an INFJ, which I think is dead-on. It was kin...
Posted by ben on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:18:00 PST

so pedestrian

I'm getting a lot of sleep these days.There's no TV here at the house anymore. Well, the TVs are still here but we cancelled our service and returned our DVRs. So we still have some channels, but I ca...
Posted by ben on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 02:18:00 PST

this morning

So, this morning I knew. There was no doubt in my mind. I knew I was going to store 444 today. Because yesterday and the day before, my schedule showed that that was the case. So, I drove...from where...
Posted by ben on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:48:00 PST

if you ever see me buying an Apple product again...

slap me hard in the face.I am so fed up with my iPod. I hate Apple.
Posted by ben on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:53:00 PST

incredibly depressing

Dear Ben,We regret to inform you that you have no skill. Why would you even bother applying for this job? You don't make any sense. Go back to cleaning up after slobs at QuikTrip; you'll never amount ...
Posted by ben on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:08:00 PST

Grey's Anatomy is...

the best freaking show in the world.and it makes me mad, because back when my Aunt Andi used to come over to my parent's house (back when I used to live there) she would put on Grey's Anatomy and that...
Posted by ben on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:44:00 PST

i'm sore

I am sooo sore. I effing love going to to lake. which is sad because yesterday was the last time for a while that I'll be able to. the lake is so much fun.kinda makes me want to get a gym membership.....
Posted by ben on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:00:00 PST

is this me?

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/09/06yes or no? :P
Posted by ben on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:29:00 PST

myspace is...

INTOLERABLY SLOWand yes I realize that statement is a contradiction since MySpace is a social-whore network of overstimulated social-whores, but regardless of that...I don't know. I feel like I can fe...
Posted by ben on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:18:00 PST