Comments on: 25 [More] Random Things About Dave

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:58:53 +0000

Loved this idea David!

You have inspired to me make my own list for future use and it has been great fun making it.

Thanks for all your great work

By: Tony Lawrence

Tony Lawrence — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:25:32 +0000

@Roman

I agree with you mostly. I am a lifelong atheist and get very annoyed when people insist that science demonizes religion or that religion answers any questions. I assume we are on the same page on that one: religion provides no real answers to anuything.

But it can provide comfort.

While I think it would be a better world without religion, I also think that if those beliefs make people happy, then I’m happy for them. If having those beliefs makes them a better person, I’m happy for that also (while of course understanding that there is absolutely no need for any such belief to be happy or to be a better person!).

So, yeah, you are “right”. But you are also wrong. Whatever Dave’s beliefs are, we both know that he gets nothing real from them. But he does get something from the very act of believing and we can’t deny that. Fantasy? Yes, absolutely. But fantasy can help us get through a nasty world, can’t it?

By: Roman

Roman — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:07:30 +0000

#25 took me by surprise. For some reason I did not think that you could think that. I only know you from this blog and with that information I made some assumptions about what you believe. #25 blew that picture out of the water.

Science is a method used to discover and test phenomena of the universe. As far as I know it is the only method that works if your want to find out something about the universe. The proof is the automobile, man on the moon, atom bomb, the success of your blog.

Just wondering what methods besides the scientific method do you find out truths about your blog? In other words how do you find out what works and what does not work on your blog? Do you go talk to a priest? Do you do look into your soul and seek answers? Do you listen to the trees and the wind? Or do you use some form of the scientific method of making a hypothesis and then testing it?

By: Chuck Rosseel

Chuck Rosseel — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:55:39 +0000

Very enjoyable read, however when you get right down to it all cigars and all wines are NOT the same! Would you rather have a Parodi and a bottle of Boone’s Farm or a Davidoff Gran Cru with a Chateau Lafite Rothschild Bordeaux? Sorry to hear about the Prom.

By: Jimi Jones

Jimi Jones — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:08:28 +0000

David,

thanks for sharing another great post. Just reading through the list causes me to recall many of my own life’s experiences.

I did the corporate thing (#17) for many years, leaving that scene in 2003. No regrets and I’ve only looked back to smile about not being in that rat race anymore.

This is a cool way to allow readers to peek inside of one’s personality.

By: Rick H

Rick H — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:14:46 +0000

Dave,
Move to Kansas, with all the rain we have been having you can have the Island setting, in the winter you wife will be happy with the snow and ice.

Both situations satisfied!

Rick

By: Molly

Molly — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:57:29 +0000

#15. I’m originally from a VERY small town in Central Florida (so small that if I said the name you’d only have to guess 200 times to get it right) so I guess we’re members of a much larger club than is perceived. I left Florida for a year in my early 20’s and haven’t wanted to since (I’m 51 now). Married 18 years to another native Floridian, Okeechobee is his home town. Who, coincidentally, shares #21 (white noise) with you. Even in winter the fan stays on at night. #22- hear hear! And, #25 I’m standing up applauding.

By: Ray D

Ray D — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:50:09 +0000

I also didn’t go to my high school prom and for the same reason. Regarding number 24, you should read The Privileged Planet.

By: brian

brian — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:22:37 +0000

I can relate to a lot of these especially the prom. the thing is I think I am still a loner….lol

By: Walt

Walt — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:54:46 +0000

Know me or not there is a 50-50 chance I will make a bad comment. If I make a comment about the point that we are the only planet with life on it in the universe on a blog where 2 out of 7 people point out that there must be life out there somewhere would make about a 28.6% probability of disagreement or have I just failed to take into account that there isn’t enough comments available for me to make such a claim and be possibly as much as 99.999% wrong?