Isn't it ironic...

I saw a recent mugshot on The Smoking Gun the other day and it made me sad. It was evident that the dude had been huffing because he had silver spray paint all around his mouth and nose. It reminded me of one incident I had when I was a little bit younger. I was working on a model outside and when I bent over to spray paint the body, I shot myself in the face. It was...unpleasant to say the least. My mom comforted me by saying that every female does that at least once with a can of hairspray. I was glad that I did something stupid while attempting to do something worthwhile at the same time, unlike hairspray. Ha. Anyways, that image brought back the memory of that incident. Now it has made me think about how irrational we as humans are. It's obvious that if we as Christians believe that God is who He says He is, we can conclude that sin is irrational. Most people when they do something like drugs, they are acting out of selfish ambitions. I want to get high, I want to get stupid drunk, I want to smoke, I want to take steroids, etc. I want to feel good. It's those lusts of the flesh. However, these ambitions are not selfish enough if we want to do the right thing. If we really cared about ourselves, we wouldn't do these things because of their health effects. I found that interesting.

Spidey

Hmm...the other picture doesn't seem to want to work anymore. Anyways, I hope this one does.





Cary LD has a new mascot....

More later...

Aloha from my aunt's CO. Taken while refueling somewhere over the sandbox.

What is...

A Harley add in the latest Road and Track reads:

Don't worry. The rest of the world has normal covered.

Tie up your boots nice and snug. Pull on your cowhide leathers. Fire up that mountain of Milwaukee metal, leave your mark on the world and watch normal go up in a ball of tire smoke.


It features a picture of a Harley doing a hairy burnout.

My first thought was, That's kind of neat. But then I asked myself the question, What is "normal"?

"1. usual
conforming to the usual standard, type, or custom"

That still doesn't answer the question.

From what basis do we apply a standard of "normalcy"?

If you say that someone is doing something normal when they go over the speed limit, you are committing the bandwagon fallacy because since everyone does it, it's "normal". But if something isn't right, is it "normal"? According to the definition, the answer could be yes. What if the answer was no?

Now, should something that is right, just, morally okay, etc. , be considered abnormal? If something is done morally wrong, the intentions were selfish. If something is done morally right, which means that it was not done with selfish intentions, is it ever okay to classify that as being strange, weird, stupid, etc.? When someone wants to do the right thing is it okay to classify them as being just plane weird, especially when that action is not something that most want to step up to the plate and do?

What makes something "normal"?

Ohm-sweet-ohm...

It's funny (funny as in strange). In lab yesterday, I had yet another person unwittingly express their view on things such as grades. It seems that a good portion of the class doesn't give too much a hoot about due-dates, completing the lab, and completing the lab report with that thing in it that makes it a lab report.

"Dude, that lab was due today."

"I know."

"Right, so how come it isn't done?"

"Obviously, you care more about your lab."

I guess so...

Then we have another person in our class that has a heart attack whenever he gets something like a 90...because it's just too low.

Said person looks at lab report and grumbles.

Ben takes a peek.

"What's wrong?"

"I got a stinkin' 90."

"So? That's pretty good (especially for that lab)."

"Shut up."

"You know, there are a lot of people in this group that would be happy to consistently get that kind of grade."

It seems like he has some sort of issue with achievement and letting his aptness in certain areas be known.

Some others seem to think that finishing the lab minutes before class isn't a big deal. And if they don't finish it, they don't care all that much. In fact, it's a laughing matter. Haha! (?)

I just have a funny story to tell today; nothing serious or thoughtful (as if my posts are).

When my grandpa was out working at Point Mugu, CA, they were doing a lot of missile tests and such. One day, they were launching drones so that pilots could come in behind them and practice. The Brits were doing it this day. In the drone, there were two fuel tanks: One that took up the front and the middle of the drone, and one auxil. tank that was in the back. The Brits accidentally filled up just the auxil. tank, apparently because of a lack of communication, putting all of the weight on the back of the drone. When the drone was launched ahead of the pilot it pretty much did a back flip, sending the drone over the base and causing the pilot to make some quick maneuvers. :)

Remind me to tell you about the Nike missile sometime...

TFTD

I forgot the Thought For The Day (gasp).....



Keep your brain sharp. You never know when you might have to stab somebody with it.