Archive for April, 2007

So long, Kurt Vonnegut

Friday, April 13th, 2007

Other bloggers are quoting deep thoughts by Kurt Vonnegut, who died April 11, 2007. These three caught my eye:

To whom it may concern: It is springtime. It is late afternoon.

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.

There are more here and here and here.
Thanks, Kurt! (Tremendous coverage in the New York Times — registration required).

I’m no Leonardo, but…

Friday, April 13th, 2007

There’s a very interesting BBC website about Leonardo Da Vinci.
It includes a link to a “What kind of thinker are you?” test that says I’m both an “Interpersonal thinker” and an “Existential thinker.” Can’t argue with it….