Emotional slave

I know i have blogged about this before... (Slave to Our Emotions)... but ever since then I have been paying more attention to how the humans around me (as well as myself) behave...

The extent of or emotional handicap is more profound than i originally  thought. For a long time I believed that we were better than the other animals on the planet because of our ability to override our more basic primal instincts with logic... but the more i observe the more I realize that we do not...

Our emotional composition is complex, and we often override emotional responses with other emotions rather than a sense of logic.... In light of this it becomes clear that we are Driven by the chemical reactions that take place in our bodies Just like any other Dog, Crab, Fish, Spider, or Caterpillar.
Our greater brain capacity only allows us to do more interesting things with our more primal urges... even manipulate them a bit.

With this in mind the next question is; what is the next step in human evolution/enlightenment?

Is the final state of true sentience true 'emotionlessness'.... or are we doomed to forever persue the peace of irrevocable logic.. (as the Vulcans seem to persue)

I get the distinct feeling that 1000 years from now our decendants will think of us as no better than apes.. not very smart and very driven by or hormonal glands. It is very possible that "humans" of the future will have complete control of these reactions.. experiencing Joy, Love, Desire, Peace only when they choose to and regulating Hate, Envy and Greed to more constructive and manageable levels...

Oh how i envy them.



I have to stop here But I will continue trhis post at a later date.. looking at why todays society does not allow us to try to expand the use of our brains beyond the confining 10%

Tunnel Vision

To be a leader in almost any setting creates a need for the individual in such a post to have an idea of the 'bigger picture', at least as big as his/her portfolio requires. As such, those who report to the leader have the luxury of having 'tunnel vision'. Focus and fight for that which falls under your domain, let the leader deal with the others.

I have often thought that i was an exception. Whenever on a committee i often tried to see the 'big picture' and adjust my demands as a result. Many times i have watched my fellow workers/committee members stubbornly demand more from the leader in a situation that, at least to me, was not possible. Could they not see that there was only so much resources to go around for all of us?

It occurred to me today however that people are not retarded or simply recalcitrant... Taking a Quote from Orson Scott Card: "Never assume your enemy is stupid". They too can see the scarcity of resources.. but the allocation of it is the job of the leader.... it is their job to get whats best for their portfolio.
In light of this, is it i who am being hebetudinous for not being bull headed? Is it the way the world works... to turn a blind eye to anything beyond you scope of responsibility?

I think not, I think My method is correct to a point... the next step, that i have yet to take, is to use the big picture to my advantage... a bit of situational manipulation if you will.

So here's to learning about about humans, their nature and the modes in which they operate... May i learn to better integrate and a thrive in their midst.

NFL

The NFL season has resumed and as such I now have a reason to watch ESPN again...

I know its not much coming from someone who watches cricket.. but i can't help but feel like baseball is one of the more boring games played professionally today.

In any case, on day 1 of the 08-09 NFL season
a huge blow was dealt to the team that i am routing for this year..... Brady (quarter back of the Patriots) is injured...
Now dont get me wrong,
I still think they'll reach the super bowl... their team is that perfect... I just want Brady to be there....

After the debacle last year when the underdog Giants beat them in the finals, it is a matter of pride and honour that he comes back with the same team and brutally and ruthless annihilate all opposition who dare to think that mere mortals can compete against perfection.....

I will admit I was not a big fan of the patriots last year
but when a mediocre team beats one of the GREATEST football teams of all times I take personal offense.....

I hope that when the giants meet the patriots again
the brutality of the defeat will send Giant fans home crying......
so that they know that while Prometheus did steal the flame, Zeus still holds the lightening.
(selah)

Firefox to the rescue

Scribe Fire (a firefox pluggin) has somehow bypassed my Employer's proxy, thus allowing me to post at will

mwahahahahahaha!

Once again I have been unleashed upon the world.........
(cue darth vader theme song here)

GOOGLE the Anti-Christ?

Believe it or not people Google may be the next anti-Christ.
Having used and browsed the endless selection of features that seem to anticipate your every need before you even can begin to conceptualize being offered by the juggernaut of a company, it Dawned on me that Google may indeed be becoming too powerful... already the 'Google' has been accepted in a number of languages as a legitimate word.... almost automatically without thinking all of use use Google to search for items... slowly but surely more and more people are using and becoming addicted to Gmail and Gtalk and are realizing the never have to leave the Domain.....

The ultimate testimony to google's might came when i started to hear rumors about an OS...... yes ladies and gentlemen Google may be producing an Operating System.....

Already to take full control of all the information on the internet the only thing Google has left to acquire is WIKIPEDIA. Once that is done we are doomed as Google will become the supreme ruler of all that is internet.

But why? you may ask, why would Google become evil after all it has done for us.... ..

Because man is not meant to have such power. Never forget : "Absolute power corrupts absolutely"

selah

I'm BACK!

Finally got internet at home so now I can return to my first home within the blogosphere :D
Feels great to be back :D

Fun Times

At practice Mark2 (hehehe) came by... didn't get say much to him but when we started playing again.. didn't need to say anything,,, It was good having him on the pans again (understatement)......

I could go on and on but Suffice it to say I miss those days...