We’re fond of the word “evolution,” and use it frequently in our essays and meanderings but not in the Darwinian sense of genetic mutation or survival of the fittest. We’re generally referring to the process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse – to a higher, more complex, or better state. In other […]
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Carpe Diem is at the top of my dead language metaphor list. It’s like a war cry for, warriors of the present moment. Poets and philosophers have expressed the sentiment for millennia and plenty of folks in the present age must connect with the sentiment as well. The phrase gets used extensively in the names
I started writing this essay a few months ago but it just never clicked. I’d open it occasionally, read through and attempt to write but it wasn’t any fun. There were other articles to write that were more pleasant and easier to pen, so I stayed away. Recently though, I realized that the message is
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Back around four and half millenniums ago or millennia if you prefer, the supreme deity of the Egyptian pantheon ruled the sky. His name was Ra, which in ancient Egyptian simply meant “sun.” A great god, riding in his barge across the heavens by day, and descending into the underworld at night. Ra was creator;
I went for a ride this morning, out on the gravel again. The breeze was a little stronger than yesterday. It felt like it was coming from the northwest when I went out at sunrise to fetch the bike. I’ve been riding in the morning instead of walking lately, because my left knee’s been inflamed.
We started 3MPH 5 years ago. In the early days we didn’t post that often. The idea was to have a place to share our new adventure. We’d both just retired and were ready to explore the Great Wide World; spend more time out in nature, enjoying the beauty that surrounds us. We’ve always enjoyed
I’ve been testing ChatGPT recently, attempting to determine how well it’s calibrated and if it actually worms around the web collecting truth or whether it’s just another propaganda device, like the media; created to confuse humanity even more than we already are. Is that possible? I suppose by collecting truth, I actually mean does it
Frontal lobes seperate Homo sapiens from all other life forms here in the Great Wide World. The prefrontal cortex is the most recent addition to the human brain. It’s the organ that enabled abstract thinking and the rapid evolution of a species; then came civilization, art and science. The prefrontal cortex has evolved to be disproportionally
I was reviewing the archive the other day and realized I haven’t written a political post in awhile. Vickie warned me away several months back, suggesting that society is divided enough, without 3mph adding fuel to the fire. I figured she’s probably right, being much wiser than I am, on the topic. But after reading
We lost our best buddy a week ago. Only dog people understand the very real trauma of losing a four legged companion. Dogs don’t live long, at least relative to humans, so if you’re going to keep dogs, you’re going to deal with loss. It’s never easy but this time it was extremely difficult. Max
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Vickie and I spend a fair bit of time daily, walking and talking. Usually between 3 to 5 miles, sometimes further, as we search for that “just right” distance. If one of us doesn’t quite have the gumption, we cheer and coax each other on. I think that’s what God had in mind when he
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The first Olympic Games were held about 2800 years ago. Heracles, son of the Greek God Zeus, established the original games, at least according to legend. The games were held high on Mount Olympus, where all the Greek Gods had their summer homes. There was but a single event in that first Olympics, a simple
Soaking up the sun is one of the best things you can do for your health. Sunlight is a super-power, that you should embrace every day.