Magic Words https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Aug11_Post.mp3 Language and thought are two sides of the same coin. Your thoughts generate your language. Your language puts thoughts in other people’s brains. But language is much more than words. Imagine a group of proto-human monkey people. Sitting around in a group, doing whatever they do. […]
Your Greatest Gift
Brain Evolution https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun03_Post.mp3 Once upon a time, humans, or rather proto humans, had to chase animals. They call it persistence hunting. They think maybe this is why we evolved arched feet and sweaty hairless bodies. We are one of the few animals that can bleed off body heat by sweating. Most […]
Past Participle Disaster
You’ll Never Guess The Winner There is this small town in the Midwest that has a yearly pickling contest. It’s somewhat similar to the yearly garlic festival they have in Gilroy. Where you can famously buy all kinds of otherwise normal carnival food, but it’s made with garlic. Garlic chewing gum, garlic […]
Magic Mind Control
Party Tricks A friend called me the other day. She said she needed some props for a party she was having. I asked her what kind of party she was having. She said it was a birthday party. For her son, who is in second grade. No Props Up Here […]