Philosophy
Today is a special day, it is TheWife's birthday and it has me thinking about love and couples.
Anecdotally and without evidence let me assert that we seem strangely good at finding mates that complement our lacks. People tend to couple off with folks who are not like them in important ways, ways that compensate for abilities or propensities that we wish we had. Yet, the initial impetus for the coupling is the "wow" moment in which we find ourselves attracted to someone seemingly without sufficient exposure to reasonably judge their capacity to fill in our missing pieces. We don't seem to miss enough to make it a hit or miss (or possibly a "hit on or miss") trial and error type procedure (although, yes many of us have made errors in this department). So why does it seem to work so well? How is it that we have the uncanny knack of finding someone who is very much in crucial ways our other half? Or is it as TheWife would tell it simply fate?
- Best Typo
My Fellow Comedists, TheWife and I went to a newly open Chinese restaurant that came recommended. Looking at the take-out menu and turning to the veggie options we found "Genetal Cho's tofu." TheWife looks up and says, "and I thought it was supposed...
- Snark Attack
My Fellow Comedists, I'm worried. We'll be on the road Sunday, driving home from Vermont. Usually no big deal, but a good deal of of the trip will take us through New York State. New York State on Sunday -- as hundreds upon hundreds of gay and...
- Jeopardy!, Errors, And Artificial Intelligence
Thinking about the man vs. machine competition that is going on this week on Jeopardy! The challenge is to get computers to interact in a way that accounts for the sophistication of actual intelligent human discourse replete with allusions, puns, and...
- More Bad Gifts
My discussion of bad gifts got picked up a couple of places, including the Sacramento Bee and the Washington Times (yes, that Washington Times). Let me make one clarification. I am not saying that there are no cases in which gift cards make good gifts....
- Giving Thanks And Birthday Wishes
Over at Mad Melancholic Feminista, my fairy blog-mother Aspazia had a wonderful post about realizing how good you have it. Today is my birthday, making it a good day for some introspection and reflection. Like Aspazia, I am incredibly thankful in a world...
Philosophy
Leap Year and Love
Today is a special day, it is TheWife's birthday and it has me thinking about love and couples.
Anecdotally and without evidence let me assert that we seem strangely good at finding mates that complement our lacks. People tend to couple off with folks who are not like them in important ways, ways that compensate for abilities or propensities that we wish we had. Yet, the initial impetus for the coupling is the "wow" moment in which we find ourselves attracted to someone seemingly without sufficient exposure to reasonably judge their capacity to fill in our missing pieces. We don't seem to miss enough to make it a hit or miss (or possibly a "hit on or miss") trial and error type procedure (although, yes many of us have made errors in this department). So why does it seem to work so well? How is it that we have the uncanny knack of finding someone who is very much in crucial ways our other half? Or is it as TheWife would tell it simply fate?
- Best Typo
My Fellow Comedists, TheWife and I went to a newly open Chinese restaurant that came recommended. Looking at the take-out menu and turning to the veggie options we found "Genetal Cho's tofu." TheWife looks up and says, "and I thought it was supposed...
- Snark Attack
My Fellow Comedists, I'm worried. We'll be on the road Sunday, driving home from Vermont. Usually no big deal, but a good deal of of the trip will take us through New York State. New York State on Sunday -- as hundreds upon hundreds of gay and...
- Jeopardy!, Errors, And Artificial Intelligence
Thinking about the man vs. machine competition that is going on this week on Jeopardy! The challenge is to get computers to interact in a way that accounts for the sophistication of actual intelligent human discourse replete with allusions, puns, and...
- More Bad Gifts
My discussion of bad gifts got picked up a couple of places, including the Sacramento Bee and the Washington Times (yes, that Washington Times). Let me make one clarification. I am not saying that there are no cases in which gift cards make good gifts....
- Giving Thanks And Birthday Wishes
Over at Mad Melancholic Feminista, my fairy blog-mother Aspazia had a wonderful post about realizing how good you have it. Today is my birthday, making it a good day for some introspection and reflection. Like Aspazia, I am incredibly thankful in a world...