Stray thougts and links…<\/p>\n
On The Pony Rule<\/a> – like Ms. Phasmid<\/a>, I have a full dreamspace. There are many classification schemes I apply to the dreams when I’m feeling meta – one that is actually useful is to divde dreams into Pony Rule\/not Pony Rule. Not Pony Rule items are those that, with effort and a little luck (and maybe some sacrifice) are attainable – my ‘move into an Airstream<\/a>‘ idea\/dream\/plan is a perfect representative of the genre. Pony Rule dreams involve either the suspension of physical laws (superpowerz!!1!) or factors completely outside my control. The ‘what would I do if I hit the lottery?’ fantasy is a good example – I have no control over it and it’s so improbable that it’s right on the edge of suspension of physics (someone does win, so it’s not over the line, but probability-wise, pretty darn close). Thus, that fantasy can be improved by application of “and a pony!”. It occurred to me this morning as I puttered around, that The Pony Rule has a theme song: Lyle Lovett’s If I Had a Boat<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The mystery masked man was smart And if I had a boat *<\/p>\n Great APOD<\/a> today – not so much for the picture; rather for the links to papers on Martian life. Extremophile bacteria using a hydrogen peroxide\/water intracellular fluid mix<\/a>! (Warning – .pdf link) More investigation will be required!<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n It’s the time in the northeastern US when athletic fields start to be used by high school teams – practicing and, soon, playing. Here, women’s varsity soccer and men’s cross country have been in evidence. We do not have a football team, but the boarding school I used to work at sure did. I found this compare and contrast post<\/a> very interesting – concussion vs. smoking dope. I am a fan of NFL football, but as you work your way back down the feeder system (NFL -> NCAA -> high school) things get a little more questionable; the risk\/reward variables change pretty dramatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stray thougts and links… On The Pony Rule – like Ms. Phasmid, I have a full dreamspace. There are many classification schemes I apply to the dreams when I’m feeling meta – one that is actually useful is to divde … Continue reading
\nHe got himself a Tonto
\n‘Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free
\nBut Tonto he was smarter
\nAnd one day said kemo sabe
\nKiss my ass I bought a boat
\nI’m going out to sea<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI’d go out on the ocean
\nAnd if I had a pony
\nI’d ride him on my boat
\nAnd we could all together
\nGo out on the ocean
\nMe upon my pony on my boat <\/em><\/p>\n