Ride The Wave.

First of all, let me just state that I'm ranting on some crazy thought that just popped into my head and it doesn't quite all piece together yet. I do believe however that in time everything will. I've been having quite a few of these "crazy thoughts" lately and its high time I shared a few with you all. So here we go. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be destroyed, only changed from one state to another. I was just watching a video of someone swimming. He only could have swam from one place to another from first pushing his hands against the water to propel himself forward, and then return his hands to the starting position by following the path of least resistance, otherwise, he would have just been suspended within the water without accomplishing any work and never going anywhere. That's aerodynamics and thermodynamics mixed, but for some reason it sparked something in my brain. Chew on this though. If the universe is essentially "wearing out," then why can't we reinvigorate it on a molecular level by following the path of least resistance. If it were possible to (to lend from the swimming analogy) return our hands to the "starting position," we may very well be able to tap into an energy source that is much more efficient than rocket propulsion seeing as it does quite the opposite... following the path of least resistance. Nicola Tesla supposedly created an Earthquake Machine. It operated by sound waves. It would strike and object at a certain Hz. The sound wave would travel down to the end of the object and then back to the starting point where the striking emanated from. At that exact moment, the Earthquake Machine would strike the object again amplifying the sound wave. It would do this over and over again until the wave was so great that it could collapse a building. The sound waves followed the path of least resistance thus creating an amplitude far greater than any that the little Earthquake Machine (which could fit in the palm of your hand) would ever have been expected to produce. Instead of forcing something to go, we could simply... ride the wave. Just a thought.

Is Being an Introvert a Bad Thing?

I've discovered that most times I'm with other people to just "hang out" I find myself bored to tears or just not in the mood to be there. I have reasons for feeling this way of course, but it bothers me that I'm not very good at chillin'. Now don't get me wrong, I love being around people and its most enjoyable to go to restaurants or movies with a big group of people. I have a problem specifically with hanging out with people for no reason or to just sit around and do nothing, and yet, I always find myself in this sort of situation. I think its because the people that I know and actually hang out with on my spare time just aren't interested in the same things that I am. That being said, I don't know many who are. I'm not too akin to discussing why some football team lost last week and how big of a blow on everyone it is. I don't really like talking about problems at work or whatever other complaints people have. Its useless! I'd much rather talk about things that make sense and have bearing on our lives in applicable ways. I like talking about philosophy because it actually pertains to us as humans. I like playing Nintendo because it makes me happy and I feel at ease when I'm playing. Cooking does the same thing for me and I love cooking while people are around and talking about it also. I know I'm a dork, but I'm not afraid to be one. I don't have to prove to others how much of a man I am by talking about sports all day long. Theres more in this world than whats going on in the television. Why do we all have to be lemmings, following each other everywhere. I like to break off from same old thing and discover new and interesting ways of looking at and doing things. I know that I'm ranting now, but it really is distressing to me that so many people have limited vision. For now, I feel like an introvert, and maybe I am one. Prove me wrong.

Broken NES

A couple of months back, we had a power surge at my house that took out a large portion of my appliances. **sob sob... cry cry** My regular Nintendo was one of the appliances (which pissed me off more than the oven or microwave). However, I'm not one to let a bad experience get the best of me. When life gives you lemons.... make a portable NES!!! Theres a step by step guide at instructibles.com that you can follow and make a Nintendo into (essentially) a Game Boy that plays NES games. Seeing as the regulator is probably the thing that went bad, I'd have to desolder a bunch of stuff anyway. So I figure its prime time for my NES to undergo a transformation. I have the technology. I can rebuild it! I'll keep you all posted on how it comes along.

The Main Character.

The Bible says that without a vision, the people perish. So here's a vision for myself. A lot, if not most people that I run into would (at least in some form) like to gain exceeding riches, become famous, or just be somebody that everyone looks at with envy. Obviously this is a very broad claim and I'm sure that there are a lot of variances within, but just stick with me and it'll make sense. I wanted it to a degree for some time as well (and may still in some way that I'm not aware of), but I'm starting to realize where true virtue for my life lies. There's a Super Nintendo game that I'm very fond of called Earthbound. You start with a main character named Ness. After you progress you collect three other companions in your travels throughout the game. I always imagined myself as Ness, and the other companions as my family or friends. Surely though, I was the main person in the game. Heck, why not right? I'm playing it after all. As time has passed however, I've realised that I'm more like one of the sub characters named Jeff. He is the nerd in the group, doesn't have many powers, and has to rely on items to get along in the game with some form of power. However, when the rest of the party is asleep he fixes different things that you wouldn't be able to complete the game without. Nobody sees him do his work, and yet it is instrumental in the mastery of the game. He may very well be the most important character in the game, unbeknownst of course to the rest of the party. After thinking about this for some time I've realised that his form of achievement is the same that I would like to accomplish in my life. While everybody struggles for the spotlight in life, there are people unknown to the world that make achievement possible for others, and without those people doing their part the main characters just wouldn't matter. I find virtue in the fact that I can be the muscle that moves the arm, while the others, while they have an important role as well, are just the epidermis. In short, I'd rather be Dr. Light than Mega Man. G'nite!

Why Popular Trends Irritate Me.

I just read a review on the new Ipad. It looks like a computer that has less features, doesn't fold up to protect itself, and costs a lot of money. Yet, all the reviews on the post were in favour of it over the Kindle or the Nook. Why is this I ask myself. The charm of the latter two (in my humble opinion) is that they are simple in design, cost a reasonable price, and do what they say. I'm really not anti-Apple, but I try to be a realist when it comes to things and frankly, Steve Jobs has everyone following him like the Pied Piper. The Ipod, and the Iphone were both amazing leaps as far as technology is concerned and I'll give him props for them, but for the Ipad... Sorry dude, it just sucks. I don't want a reader that turns into a helicopter and flys me to Steve Jobs' house so that I can pay him 14.99 a month to access the internet that I already have. I want a reader that I can buy and download books to for the simple price of the book alone and read it. Thats what a reader is.... right?

First Blog

Hi all! Well this is my first attempt at a blog. We'll see how I do. I'm attending mechanic's college to try to fix all of my cars. Married with 3 kids and I work in the U.S. Navy as a trombone player. One of my great fixations is the regular NES (hence the name). I'll see about writing more on here later but I'd like to see how this all comes out once I publish it. See ya!