exploding dogs

Tell me: What is memory? And why do we lose it? And what is the evolutionary advantage to having a faulty memory, as we all have? Can't we just pull up what we've stored in our brains, 'cause it's there, we just can't retrieve it.
Today at work I made the kids write childrens books with morals to them. We read a fantastic story by Sam Brown called "Amazing Rain," which is illustrated by the most expressive stick figures I've ever seen. Check out his website, www.explodingdog.com
Don't worry, there really aren't any exploding dogs.

Adventures in Hi-Fi, version 1.0

At work today, I taught kids what black holes and quasars are. The most rewarding feeling to me is when you feel like someone really listened to you and understood what you said, and even was maybe a little excited about. It happened for three hours today!
Ask yourself these questions:
Do you know what a binary star is?
What was the first evidence of black holes?
How long does it take light to travel from the sun to the earth?
What is a supernova?
How many stars are in our galaxy?
In reference to the cosmos, what is the "Great Wall"?
How do they know how big the universe is? (clue: it is NOT infinite!)

Do these things fascinate anyone else?

I'm thinking about becoming a science teacher. Of all the things I teach in my class (art, writing, film, music, science, self-insight, communication), science is the most fun for me. Maybe that's a hint.

Skyrockets in flight...

I have now joined the ranks of those that call themselves "Blogtastic." I feel somewhat ashamed, as most will find out my life is not anywhere near exciting enough to warrant a blog. Even that word is too exciting for me. So, I will apologize, and instead of telling you something that's going on in MY life, I'll copy and paste from someone else's blog. If you can tell me who it is, I'll give you a prize!

"ok...happy birthday to me. is it tacky to wish oneself a happy birthday? eh, so be it. happy birthday to me. and...i've crossed a threshold. i'm now...26 years old.boy, i sure do feel old being 26. well, i'm not 26.a bit older than 26. i'm...27.or more.a lot...more. and i get to celebrate my birthday flying to chile! nothing says 'good time birthday party FUN' like watching 'friends' dubbed into spanish at 38,000 feet. and for the record: colombia is a beautiful place. today we went about an hour outside of bogota, up into the hills/mountains, and it's gorgeous. i'm sorry that i can't spend more time here in colombia. oh, there are some new photos in [photo url]. happy birthday to me. and thank you for all of your very nice birthday wishes /consolations."