From the Hall: Morning Logic

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Morning Logic

I woke up at 4:30 EST today, a full hour and seventeen minutes before sunrise. So what did I do with my time? Well, I think I might have proved Taoism. How? I'll explain.

As I previously posted, I lost my Latin I book. While looking for it, I reasoned thusly:

If I am unable to find my Latin I book, I will have to buy a new one.
As soon as I buy a new one, I'll find the one I lost.
I'll find the one I lost because I'll no longer be looking for it.
Therefore, if I want to find my Latin I book without buying a new one, I must stop looking for it.

As you religion scholars know, this fits perfectly with Taoist principles. I'll admit, though, that maybe "proved" is the wrong word. Feel free to substitute what you feel fits better.

Edit: I forgot to add - I did find my Latin I book this morning, after I stopped looking for it. Taoism in action!

9 Comments:

At 3/30/2005 8:39 PM , spork said...: Its spelled with a D, least, in my world its spelled with a D. Anyway, that happens with everyone. And The Secret Life of Bees is a very good book.
At 3/31/2005 5:33 AM , Dougie said...: Nah, it's actually spelled with a T. You can have a look at the Taoism page on Answers.com. And if you're curious, see their Daoism page.

But who am I to interfere with your world? ;)
At 3/31/2005 3:32 PM , spork said...: Sure, but it can be spelled either way. Accoring to my history teacher.

Hah, you have permission to interfere with my world, it needs some more drama.
At 3/31/2005 3:45 PM , Dougie said...: Maybe it can be, but the official spelling is with T. The only reason D is acceptable is because foreign devils like ourselves find it hard to grasp that it's pronounced as a D, even though it's a T.

Drama? Are you kidding me? The only thing I could lend to it is tragic comedy, or, as it's known in the biz, tramedy.
At 3/31/2005 5:10 PM , Gabo said...: just wonderin...when r u gonna put up a lionk to the music u created again?
At 3/31/2005 5:10 PM , The_Tractor said...: I can add sexiness!
At 3/31/2005 5:27 PM , Dougie said...: Good question. Hard to say, given that I had uploaded all the files to my SomewhatPants server which got nuked. WTF didn't they ever reactivate my account, anyway? I guess they don't like money.
At 3/31/2005 8:15 PM , spork said...: Nah, I think you could add drama, but you know, anything that can spice up boringness would be nice.

Music? Sweet! I do hope I can listen to some of that.
At 4/01/2005 7:40 AM , Dougie said...: Well, I mean, you've heard it all before. It's on the DVD from last year.

I guess I could add some drama. I'll see if I have a long-lost twin brother.