January 2010
27 posts
Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, lady, were no crime.
We would...
– To His Coy Mistress, Andrew Marvell
Things I’ve been curious about:
The next Halley’s comet should be coming around 2061.
I didn’t look this up but I just realized my life is probably about 25% over.
For the Maya, the end of a cycle (i.e. 2012) marked a huge celebration, not a doomsday. Furthermore, there is no record at all that shows they thought the world was going to end. Only the calendar.
December 2009
13 posts
Buddha first taught himself to avoid the sin of killing any living creature, he...
November 2009
27 posts