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{Snorkism #2}
"In heavy traffic, the slow lane is always the fastest"
I haven't figured out why this happens but i'm sure it has something to do with trucks.
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orazzio @ 1:58 AM #
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For those that are familiar with John Gray's principals of 'Men are from Mars women are from Venus' here is an interesting fact. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. All of the other planets rotate anti clockwise. So it may be said that the laws of the universe dictate that men are right after all.
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| |- Wednesday, December 18, 2002 -| |
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snorky @ 11:08 AM #
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May I introduce to you a new feature to Major Tool. The Snorkisms. These will be words of wisdom that directly relate to me and my experiences. So if you happen to be me then you will find these mighy helpful in your next life. Enjoy!
{Snorkism #1}
"For every stupid thing I do there is an old person watching me from a verandah shaking their head."
This is true, however I only discovered how true it was this morning.
In other news i've decided to finally do what I should have done a while back. Green Fairy is now officially on my 'blogs of note' list. There are some others that i've been considering, but I will only ever display blogs that I frequently visit in this list. Later I will create an area for blogs that are worthy but I don't visit religiously.
Places to go:
Bar Signs
The Art of non-verbal communications in your local bar.
"The Mind Has No Firewall"
An article on psychotronic weapons published by the US Army War College quarterly journal.
Lego Death
Ever want to see a lego man die lots of different ways.. well now you can!
Creative Commons
This is a new initiative to introduce an open-source standard that covers every form of creative work (writing, photographs, paintings, designs.. etc). I've just adpoted this for my site. Though I question how creative I am :|
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orazzio @ 12:17 AM #
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I had lunch with an actress today. And right now im sitting here talking with someone whose first cousins are household names in Australia and around the world. Its interesting how the most unpopular people I know (personally) have gone on to embody the highest accolades of celebrity.
I sat at lunch thinking this girl is a business women, a fashion chain owner, a fashion designer, an actress, a model and a covergirl yet the only thing that gave her any aura was the need to see her naked as I had so many years ago. Shes still got no friends. She still has nothing to offer yet by the way we define a person (by there looks and roles in the community and in life) she is a superstar. I wouldnt even go out with her. But I wouldnt mind seeing her naked one more time. But then what guy wouldnt say that about a checkout chick much less a celebrity.
I seem to be obsessed with sex. Ok I am. But as I have the time and space to move about in life it seems that sex is everywhere. People are all about sex and little else. If you regularly read 'major tool' youve read about the celebrities the the lay people, the youth, the chritians and so on. The comment theme is that we are all divided or confused by our sexualities in some fruedian freak show called life. Sure there is more to life. But we are genetically engineered a certain way and it will take many generations before our society can more accurately (or inappropriately define our sexual realities).
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| |- Tuesday, December 17, 2002 -| |
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snorky @ 10:04 PM #
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What the hell have my eyes been skimming today?
Well, I don't usually like to provoke people two days in a row but i've been wanting to post this information for a while now.
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Evolution vs Creation
Where am I placing my bets? Nowhere.. yet! I have my own reasons to sit on the fence for this one. For anyone to be truely objective you have to not believe in anything. So I guess i'm not 'truely' objective. But I think i'm about as objective as a human can be.
I'm yet to come across a clearly 'objective' comparative analysis of both teams in this battle, so if anybody knows of one please contact me. Below is the best I could come up with from my short term research.
Evolution attempts the ol' one-two
Fedor A. Steeman has outlined ten of the main arguments against Creationism. I've quoted a couple below.
II. Science and religion are two different cognitive fields between which communication is not possible.
VII. Despite of what creationists say, evolution is a scientific theory which produces testable hypotheses that are still corroborated everyday by data from the fossil record, comparative morphology, biogeography, molecular systematics, and other disciplines.
(Source: 10 Main Arguments against Creationism)
A break down of evolution theory through fossil records. Lots of info to sink your mind into.
They typically believe that the earth was created less than 20,000 years ago, in the space of six 24-hour days. Old-earth creationists usually accept the age of the earth given by geologists (4.6 billion years), but differ considerably in their acceptance of the theory of evolution.
(Source: Creationism and Human Evolution)
A personal essay on the pretense of religious faith as reasoned science.
Fundamentalists try to get around this [evidence for evolution] difficulty by proposing what they call "microevolution," meaning within a species but not evolving between "kinds." Just what a "kind" is, they don't say, but presumably it is a species-like definition that has no real scientific merit. And because they can't clearly defind a "kind," the argument as a whole doesn't work to delineate just where the "microevolution" they approve of leaves off and where the "macroevolution" of one "kind" evolving into another "kind" begins.
(Source: Creationism: An Argument Against Reason)
Creation parrys and trys for an upper-cut
A scientific analysis of why evolution is incorrect.
...Likewise, when evolutionists argue that similarity in structure or function among various organisms proves evolution, they are quite mistaken. In actuality, similarity of structure or function proves nothing more than similarity of structure or function. It is very reasonable to assume that a Divine Creator could and would utilize a single master plan for creation that would consistently adhere to a limited number of basic variations.
(Source: Scientific Arguments Against Evolution)
A Creation Science website that deals with questions regarding Evolution.
Experiments and knowledge to date demonstrate that adaptation has limits beyond which no more change is possible. Selective breeding of roses has never been able to produce a blue-colored rose.
(Source: Creation Science: What is the Theory of Evolution?)
Not the strongest case for Creation but it does raise some points.
The theory of evolution teaches that simple life-forms evolved into more complex life-forms, such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. There is no natural law known that could allow this to happen. The best that evolutionists can come up with to try to explain how this might have happened is to propose that it happened by mutations and natural selection.
(Source: Best arguments against evolution?)
Most of the people in this battle, regardless of side, tend to get a little too emotional in what they say and attempt to reach conclusions where there are none. In some cases the proof for the arguement is just plain stupid and this would have been a better approach, "You're wrong and i'm right 'cause my mother said so!".
Either way, I have only shown you the path, it is you that must walk it. Decide what you must and live a happy life. Feel free to email me with convincing arguements for either side.
Further Readings:
What are Arguments for or against Gods?
Arguments against Creationism
Theism & Religion FAQ
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orazzio @ 2:01 AM #
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 Im on sleeping pills right now. I take them every day. Its funny how your own inate sytems can overide almost any drug. These sleeping pills are more powerful then almost any prescripion drugs. And coz im upset they are overided by the secretions caused by being upset. I am hunched over. My body hardly able to function. My tongue numb. It feels foreign actually. My joints are in pain. It feels like stakes have been driven through my torso. I am falling over the keyboard. But because I am emotionally messed up my eyes stay open..........
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| |- Monday, December 16, 2002 -| |
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snorky @ 8:39 PM #
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Do you ever start thinking about shit and it's stuff you want to announce to the world but you realise you have no pen or paper or internet connection near you.
Well, this happened to me on the weekend. I remembered some of the stuff I wanted to talk about but not all of it.
Kids: "So what have you got for us Snorky?"
Guns!
I found that not long after Australia introduced some new laws regarding guns some of the international media (mostly rednecks with their own sites) pounced on a heep of statistics that got published by the Australian Institute of Criminology (stats section). Now just so you understand how I feel about this, I don't mind the gun laws that have been introduced. I don't see it as my right to own and use a gun. I think guns are for pussys and cowards that have to hide behind something that they believe gives them power.
Here are some examples of how the rednecks see the stats:
The War Room
Great redneck name for a site huh. And check out the cute picture....!
Sweet Liberty
Another excellent redneck name.
Old Hippie
Not sure what angle this guy is playing with "Old Hippie" but the title of his page "Australian Gun Control - The Truth?" would seem to indicate to me that he was actually interested in the truth. Guess not.
Now for the closest truth
This site will give you a better understanding of how statistics work and how they can be manipulated in to saying anything:
Break the Chain
It's not the best looking site but what it lacks in design it gains in content.
I don't want or need a gun. In fact, I believe that i'd be more at risk of dying if I did have a gun. Think about it:
Scenario One
Nervous mugger: "Hey.. ggive us you wallet! Now!"
[Mugger precariously points gun toward me]
Me with gun: "Alright alright.. let me just get it out"
[I reach for my gun, mugger sees gun, he twitches, bullet becomes intimate with my frontal-lobe]
Scenario Two
Nervous mugger: "Hey.. ggive us you wallet! Now!"
[Mugger precariously points gun toward me]
Me without gun: "Alright alright.. let me just get it out"
[Mugger clearly sees me reaching for wallet]
Me without gun: Do you mind if I keep the wallet.... it was a present... here's the money though---"
Nervous mugger: "---Fine Fine just give it to me and fuck off quickly! And don't fucking look back!"
I can't see how having a gun in this scenario could have possibly helped my predicament.
My major concern with people having guns is that they begin to think it's ok to shoot and kill people. "Well i'd only kill someone as a last resort." Well it's nice to know that you can show that restraint, lets just hope that you don't mistake me for someone else and 'last resort' my arse to death.
So do I like to play first-person shooters and fuck shit up?! Hell yeah, but I, like many other people, understand the difference between fantasy and reality.
Things to do:
Google for 2002
Check out the most searched everything at google. Very cool.
Kikko Man
If anyone knows japanese, please translate this for me. I was still cracking up even though I couldn't understand it. You have to hand it to those japanese and their wacky factor sometimes.. I love it!
Updates to:
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| |- Sunday, December 15, 2002 -| |
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orazzio @ 11:35 PM #
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Just a quick personal note I guess. I went to one of my closest friends' 30th birthday party yesterday and it was a beautiful glimpse of my past. This time I turned up with my fiance (the beauty of the present) with all the friends and beauties of my past. It was fantastic to share a surprise birthday as Id never done before (they always find out and go its not a surprise anymore). And it was fantastic to share time with all the people that have made many of the great days of my life. It was like a step back through your life - all those beautifully lit faces, people genuinely loving the thought of seeing you again and visa versa. Its great to feel so much love and warmth I havent felt that since my engagement some months back. Its amazing to step through the boundaries of life and find love in the open plains of friendship of family. If only we could share this joy in our daily lives. It makes me almost look forward to xmas if there can be any spirit left in it at all.
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orazzio @ 11:24 PM #
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I just watched resident evil, not being a geek..............ok im too geeky to be a geek in this cuircumstance......ive never played the game had very little desire to see anything more than the main character stumble around looking sexy with guns. This is what attracted me to the film. I did what ive never done before. I picked up a rental without looking anywhere past my entry point 'R' for resident evil and did not put it back. Now that I have seen the film I now know why i dont do this.
I enjoyed Milla Jovovich, I enjoyed Michelle Rodriguez, in fact there was 'some' pretty cool casting. An awesome soundtrack - to good to actually be included on a 'soundtrack' and sexy chicks with guns. Oh and great special effects (ones that fit not ones just to make the ads look good). It was until the very end potentially great. Except, and this is another reason Im geeky to geeks, it was full of zombies. As soon as I saw one I was bitterly dissapointed. Then came the first person shooter onslaught of zombies and I could only think that this concept should have died with Michael Jacksons video clip in the early 80's. It certainly hasnt got any better. Some people live for it. So live and let live right. I just blew $7.70 and a couple of hours of my life thats all. But then thats what hollywood dreams are made of....................
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snorky @ 9:39 PM #
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I'm back!
Hey people. I'm back. Not sure where from but it makes my entrance a little more spectacular... well maybe not.. chut up...!
So what's been happening Snorky? Well, glad you asked. I hooked up with an old friend who is back from the bush. I've mentioned her before, but I can't for the life of me find the blog entry, it's as if it's been deleted or something. I shall revise the situation.
I used to work at a department store, in the Audio Visual section. I was the guy that told you how good a shite stereo system was (eg. TEAC, AUDIOSONIC). The best part of the job was the music. I got to listen to all the new shtuff that happened to be delivered and sometimes we got pre-release copies, this made me feel cool. Like.. "Check me out, i've got pre-release copies of this cool CD, so this makes me cool by association", well not quite. I was really just a geeky dag.
So, the section beside me was the mini-lab. My friend (for anonymity's sake lets call her Sarah) worked in this section. I'd go over for a chat every now and then when I was bored. I ended up getting some extra work in the mini-lab (this was an experience in itself), so we got to chat more. We both wanted to travel and had similar hopes for the future. However we were only ever work buddies. At the time I wasn't sure whether to hope for anything more than that as I enjoyed her company. We went our own ways, sporatically kept in contact and she gained and lost a boyfriend.
Now, after a few years and her adventure in the Australian outback, she has returned to my side of the country. I called her a few weeks ago and we had a really good chat on the phone but circumstances prevented us from hooking up so we agreed to try again soon. So I called her on friday night, had another long chat and set a time to hook up on saturday night.
We drove around, wandered some streets for food and had some dinner. We realised it was too late for a movie so we decided to go get a beer. How cool is that, a girl that prefers beer. Ok, she isn't on to stout yet (eg. Guiness) but still, i'm impressed. So we drink and continue chatting as we have been all night. The date-in-disguise ended when I took her home at around 12:30 as we were both getting tired. I drove away feeling more fulfilled than I have been in a long time.
She is an engine of creative energy. She plays guitar (a little piano), writes songs, sings, surfs and can officially survive the Australian outback, oh an lets not forget the beer! At this point i'd like to say ".... i'm not worthy... i'm not worthy.. i'm scum.... I suck...!". I feel she is too good for me and that i'm not exciting enough for her. So what was I supposed to say to her when as I was driving her home she announces "you probably think i'm boring..."? I was like "yeah, and i'm the lord jesus christ". How could she think that? She must have a lower opinion of herself than I do for myself. Strange?!
Anyway, I can't figure out how this will end as she is one of those girls that has lots of friends that are both female and "male" and I feel that I will just sit in the ranks with all of the other "male" friends. I always rank the girls I meet in fairly simple terms, could I grow old with this person? In this case, I think I could.
Snorky Out.
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orazzio @ 1:22 PM #
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Women are serial monogomisits. Men are serial sluts. Why is it that moralistic values become those of the female orientation?
Of course the male eye wanders and the cock does do. I mean one only needs to glance at the volume of pornography and prostitution to understand the truth of the male physche. These sexual outlets are trying to remove the male imbalance thrust upon them by society. Their behavioural truths are denied to the point of being illicit and horrific.
Women often share many of the same traits although they are more contrived and conceited and certainly dont share the inate genetic drive of their male counterparts.
Its a deep and complex subject as a I believe most subjects are, however its simplicity is astounding and its masquered even more so. The world over millions of men are taught not to look not to stray and not to want. Millions of men the world over come home late from work while strip joints, hookers and nudie bars rake the money in.
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orazzio @ 1:10 PM #
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What is the deal with fishing? Its a fantastic past time and sure beats a supermarket system in many respects, but do they (fishermen, not supermarkets and certianly not fish) really think that they are being do - gooders by sticking a 3 inch triple prong eagle claw hook through the gullet of a gupie, detaching the line and throwing it back into the water where it cant eat or hide or defend itself due to a piece of malformed body jewellery half the size of its body. Of course the fish will die prematurely from the wound or the hinderence and decompose leaving the hook to attach itself to the next unsuspecting invertabrae that is hiding in the sea bed fearing for its life.
And while Im on the subject what is the deal with 'Dolphin Firendly' tuna? I mean do these people realise that they have killed a tuna and mashed up into little pieces and squashed into a little can. What are we as consumers supposed to think? "Well at least i can buy this fish slayers product in the knowledge that at least flipper and friends are still available to make a tacky hollywood regurtitation (aka movie and never film) should the need arise.
You see I am a hypocrite, we all are. But I would have no problem if they stuffed dolphins in a can and wrote that 'no tuna was harmed' on the label. But that wont happen. Life always goes back to darwin and frued. Who gets the most action survives. See dolphins have every girl in the world going googly over them. Meanwhile shark (aka flake) are availbale at your local fish and chip shop. I mean personally dolphins are the Sophie Faulkners of the world. Sure they are cute. Yes I would love to play with one or a little while. Hey Id even play with one regularly but it can all go to hell if I dont get to wake up next to a dugong in the morning. I mean there is a definate place for a few beers and a sea cow if ever ive known anything.
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