A collection of thoughts and asides about life. And if I think of anything that needs to be mocked, it will show up here.
"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."
--Bertrand Russell
When I arrived in Japan 20 something years ago as an exchange student, I had to learn all about the Chinese Zodiac. i also had to remember my blood type. These two particular pieces of information were used by my Japanese class mates to get a handle on me, lmost like we use the horoscopes. Anyway, I wa particularly happy to learn I had been born in the year of the tiger, versus the Year of the Rat, or the Chicken.
Vain, I guess.
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