“universal darwinism” – life, evolved
“green eggs and ham” – dr. seuss, sesame street, and the first major revolution in child education
“petrosexuals” – the sexy side of oil
“shall we dance?” – interpersonal communication at its most basic
“mis-noam-er” – the truth about noam chomsky
“the value of value” – things are only worth what everyone says they’re worth
“schizengrűven” – my love hate relationship with volkswagen
“buyers and sellers” – two completely different species
“his story” – history is always written by the victorious. what ever happens to the other guy?
“channel surfing” – advertising as the driving force behind all conventional media content
“trading places” – the role of parents in today’s society as the single most influential social factor in the general well-being of any …

so here it is. my inaugural attempt at self-publishing. i’ve never much liked an audience, but having access to a great venue has always been nice!
with that in mind, i now begin what i hope will become a daily journey…away from all the partisan dribble of the second-hand news, and toward a more realistic picture of the world around us. a more rational picture. and i’m talking, of course, about life.
i’m talking about rising gas prices on a steamy summer weekend. i’m talking about nanotechnology and the age of spiritual machines. i’m talking about lawyers and bankers and white-collar crime. i’m talking about extra-solar planets and the quest for “intelligent” life. i’m talking about soccer moms and the meteoric …

Einstein described relativity this way: “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity.”
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
Quando tu mueras, nadie te recordada por tus pensamientos. Di lo que piensas, en vida.
The most important task for philosophy in the modern world is to resurrect the human person, to rescue it from trivializing science, and to replace the sarcasm which knows that we are merely animals, with the irony which sees that we are not
Never believe anything until …

how to begin…
“space: the final…” no.
“inflated inflation.” not just yet.
“greed, inc.” getting closer…
“marijuana: the ‘new’ prohibition.” soon.
“the language of language.” done.
have you ever really wondered why we communicate? not how necessarily, but why? in all fairness, neither did i. but i guess that’s really the point. here at the rational post, our main goal is to stimulate (not surprisingly) all sorts of rational and unexpected insight. sometimes, that stimulation might be intreguing…sometimes, it might be inflammatory…and other times, it might be infectiously fun. but in every case, the object is always the same: using the written word to inspire critical thought. and with that basic premise in mind, i digress…
to be …

ever wonder how 50 years of unbridled technological progress can alter someone’s image of the possible? wanna see the answer first hand? just ask any of your aunts and uncles what they think about the concept of “blogging”. then ask a younger cousin the exact same thing. if the only similarity between their answers is the use of the word “blog”, you should probably start taking notes!