Per a request from a reader: After I posted an article which featured this song, I was asked to translate it, so I happily obliged. It also gives me the chance to tell you an ancient tale about Cô Đôi Thượng Ngàn. http://youtu.be/UrtagrBD5dY Cô Đôi Thượng Ngàn Ngọc Điện chốn kim môn cô ra vào Ngọc Điện... Continue Reading →
I Ching Sphere 2: Zeroes and Ones
Zero We have to start somewhere, and zero is the perfect starting point. Since I have that dreaded mathephobia disease, I am rather handicapped and cannot calculate huge numbers in a multitude of dimensions, I need to use a computer to do the grunt work. Now, I may be blonde, but I'm no dummy.... Continue Reading →
Hexagram 59: Dispersion and a Discussion of Crossing the Great Water
Image of APM 08279+5255 ~ NASA/ESA When I first read about this exciting new discovery of an abundance of water (yes that's right, sweet simple H2O) coming from a huge quasar out in the deep cosmic ocean, I thought to myself, WOOHOO! We done found it now! Two teams of scientists from our very own Caltech... Continue Reading →
Axiom of the Tao
Chapter 14 - Tao Te Ching Look at it, it cannot be seen It is called colorless Listen to it, it cannot be heard It is called noiseless Reach for it, it cannot be held It is called formless These three cannot be completely unraveled So they are combined in to one Above it, not... Continue Reading →
Omnivores Rule! The Case for K2
Vietnamese Tossed Salad with Steak Strips We are omnivores. We are not herbivores, nor are we carnivores. These terms are classified according to the types of teeth we have in our heads (or lack thereof). They are not utilized randomly, in a feely-touchy sort of fashion that comes and goes with the winds. It is... Continue Reading →
Axiom: Self-evident Truth
There is no need to prove that the moon exists. It is self-evident. It comes out every night in varying shapes for about 28 days and then it's gone for the remaining three days or so. Its cycle is so regular, I can calculate my menses to it. The tides are affected by the moon.... Continue Reading →
DNA and the I Ching: The Connection
I have to admit, I didn't see it at first. How could there possibly be a connection between two utterly dissimilar entities? The I Ching is an ancient method of divination utilizing chance and the human condition, whereas Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA for short (can you imagine having to type that long name over, and over,... Continue Reading →
As Above, So Below
When I was seven, I found out from my older sister's science book that the solar system looks like this. I thought to myself. Ooooohhhh! That's awesome! I was jealous because my science book didn't have cool pictures like this. All my science book had were pictures of katydids and stick bugs. I read through... Continue Reading →
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