Archive for August, 2004

The Aquatic Ape Theory

Sunday, August 29th, 2004

One of the things I thought was the most interesting while watching the Olympics was seeing how different types of activities create different effects on the human body. Compare the average body types of, say, a weight-lifter, to a sprinter, to a swimmer. Each of these focuses on different groups of muscles being used in […]

The Cosmic Serpent

Sunday, August 29th, 2004

Since I’m already knee-deep in Gnostic research this afternoon, I may as well continue with it. I’ve also been thinking on and off about alternate interpretations of the story of Genesis, of which there are many. It’s more than likely that I’m paraphrasing this from unremembered sources, but I wanted to offer the one I’ve […]

Philip K Dick’s “Ubik”

Sunday, August 29th, 2004

I just finished reading my latest venture into the novels of Philip K. Dick, Ubik. It was really good. I read it in too sittings. I’ve said before, and I’ll say again, that I think the best way to consumer his books is to do it as quickly as possible. It’s sort of like jumping […]