Saturday, January 3, 2009
The dark side of the force
It was a big mistake to try and understand centripedal force. The closest that I can get is that it is not a force but a measurement of the force needed to produce a certain action. For example: the Moon orbits the Earth. The Moon wants to go straight but gravity keeps it traveling in a circle ( We will leave ellipses out of this). Gravity is not centripedal force, it is a central force. Centripedal force is a measurement of the amount of gravity needed to accomplish the task. So centripedal force is not a force, it is the measurement of a force. Evidently centripedal force did not exist until Newton published the Principa. What a genius, he not only measured forces but he created one! Strong he was and remember him we will! The latest quandry is trying to figure out the Teacup Paradox. I find the whole concept very stirring. Alfred was right. A life spent without learning, just sitting around and waiting for paradise, is a wasted life. The constant persuit of arcana is not much better.
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Centripedal force is a measurement of the amount of gravity needed to accomplish the task.
well, my toddler already knows this kind of information. sit with him at dinner. he knows exactly the amount of force needed to clear his tray when he is done eating. With the exclamation "all done!" the rest of his dinner flies- and gravity is tested...
with that, a new force that is un named...
how much energy it takes 40 year old parents to clean the tray, the floor and the baby before they succumb to fatigue.
I just read this book given to me by someone who wants me to improve myself(right now!) that basically concluded that all little girls were permanently wounded by their father's words and actions and it didn't matter if their father's were hatchet wielding maniacs or feminist psychotherapist tai chi instructors, fathers(and mothers too, in a later chapter), were to blame for absolutely everything in the adult reader's life(somehow, the READER is not guilty, maybe because they purchased the book?) Anyway, I was reflecting over my childhood and my severe ignorance of the spiritual abuse that I guess was going on, that I somehow completely blocked out, as I mainly remember a happy stable home, plus some fighting towards the end. I had previously concluded that the problems in my adult life were caused by me,backed up by your pleading of "please please please don't do this" and then I did and it didn't work out so well but you would help me out anyway. So I had thought, all this time, that my problems were caused by me being a jerk. And this book tells otherwise. But the point is- I FOUND A LOOPHOLE!!!!! And at 1AM yesterday I yelled at Shaun "Aha!" because I was now seriously concerned that I had ruined my own sons spiritually. Because I found, in this book, that non-violent fathers permanently wound their daughters with words!And (here's the punchline), I told him that my father could not have possibly wounded me, because as apparent in this post, most of the time, I don't understand what he's talking about!!!! Huzzah for us!!!!
Honestly, I thought this might make you smile, and I read the book as requested, but never agreed with any of the psychobabble women are from Venus crap. It did strike a chord though. I remember pulling into the grocery store parking lot with you when I was 13 and you clasping my knee and saying, "I'm so proud of you, Sweetheart" and thinking to myself what on earth could he possibly have to be proud of me for? I hated myself so much, and yet you constantly told me how wonderful I was, and I wondered what was wrong with you.
Thanks Daddy. I still amn't(Calvin's word) sure what this post is about. But I love the crap out of you.
Oh and by the way, my new financial plan is to win FL Powerball, 105 million. It might take a few weeks, but be ready to move. Oh jeez, my verification word is pityling, what does THAT mean?
Take it one step further Cap'n-
don't just ditch the book; ditch the friend who thinks you need to change RIGHT NOW.
that reeks of control freak who needs an excuse not to focus on their own issues...
sorry if it is someone you care about- just my opinion- you sound fine, just the way you are....
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