Tuesday, May 27, 2008
2 miles today, bringing May to 39.5 and 2008 to 122.5. May is now tied with January for most miles, and I plan on shattering that tomorrow. Missing Sunday has me a bit behind schedule on the July 4th deadline - I need to average 2.4 miles a day between now and then (or 2.7 miles per likely-to-walk day if I take one day off a week), so I think some extra distance on the weekends will be required.
Wife got me my birthday present early on Saturday - 6 courses from
The Teaching Company:
Augustine: Philosopher and Saint;
From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History;
Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution;
Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos;
Reason & Faith: Philosophy in the Middle Ages;
War, Peace, and Power: Diplomatic History of Europe, 1500–2000. Should be fun commutes for several months as that's 70 hours of CD lectures for lil ole me. Woohoo Wife!
As I continue More Than Human, it's surprising me how much the direction he feels bionics will move us in matches up with the more-evolutionary plotline of the Julian May series I just read - towards a mental sharing and near-unity. I have to admit I can see that, although I'm too cynical to use the possibility as justification. I'm 100% in favor of research for cures, for improving to normalcy, but I still don't like the societal pressures and increasing socioeconomic gap enhancement would bring. Almost done with it, though, and I definitely recommend it for anyone interested in this area. Next up I'm gonna try to tackle Plato's Apology and Crito and see if I can actually start progressing through the Great Books' 10 Year Reading Plan.
And lest my tower appear with too ivory a sheen, every series of the NBA playoffs this year has had memorable games and great performances. Rooting for Celtics-Spurs, I think, but I just want seven games in every series as everyone is peaking at the right time. Antonio McDyess with over 20 points in 2008? Crazy it is, just crazy.
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