posts from october, 2008
Reef Balls
Thursday, October 30th, 2008, 4:02 am EDT
It’s a little morbid, but whenever I die, I think it’d be pretty cool to go out with a reef ball, a mold where they combine your cremated ashes with a bit of replacement coral reef. There’s not much of a point to adding a person’s remains to it, but it’s a good way to get your family to sponsor coral reef redevelopment. The service also saves a bit of money in the process, at least compared to a burial.
Another alternative is a sky burial (really gross, graphic pictures; prepare yourself), but that’s probably a little too gross to ask of people. To put it bluntly, they feed a dissected corpse to the birds. This isn’t appalling to do in Buddhist Tibet — Buddhists believe your body is merely a vessel for your spirit, so when you die, it becomes a useless, insignificant object. It’s an agreeable position, but still a dirty way of doing things. ∞
via redditNACA tries being subliminal
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008, 3:05 am EDT
In searching for more information about some of the smaller candidates here (believe it or not, I don’t just vote straight ticket), I came across the North Austin Civil Association. This organization represents a tiny part of the city, less than five percent of the Austin population. But while at their site, I noticed something subtle.
Look at the highlighted letters: o, b, a, m, and a, in a sentence about not supporting a specific candidate. If you’re going to support someone, just come out and say it. Unless they’re being sarcastic (I don’t really know anything about them), this is the type of stuff that only comes back to hurt people and groups later on. ∞
Governor Clinton campaigned on “real hope for change,” but President Bush has the “experience” we need so we don’t go to sleep without “the fear of nuclear war.” Governor Clinton is going to try to make you think the economy is worse than it actually is, but President Bush knows it’s just a worldwide slowdown. I wonder what will happen next. ∞