Lost
Two papers and a midterm are done. One more midterm next week, and normal homework etc. BUT, in the meantime, a few minutes to think about my favorite tv show of all time (for now): LOST.
What a great show.
So, is the Mystery Man from Minnesota really one of the others? That creepy look he gave at the end of the show makes me think yes. But, since LOST is all about plot twists and turns, who knows. Maybe he is some sort of remnant from the Dharma Initiative. Something fishy is going on, that's for sure.
I do know that I was wondering about the weird red hieroglyphics. And thank goodness some computer geek was too. So if you want to see the fruits of the research:
http://www.thetailsection.com/2006/02/lost-one-of-them-timer-analysis-two.php
What did we do before computers that enable us to take detailed screen captures from our tv sets?
I am so glad I live in 2006 and not 1906.
What a great show.
So, is the Mystery Man from Minnesota really one of the others? That creepy look he gave at the end of the show makes me think yes. But, since LOST is all about plot twists and turns, who knows. Maybe he is some sort of remnant from the Dharma Initiative. Something fishy is going on, that's for sure.
I do know that I was wondering about the weird red hieroglyphics. And thank goodness some computer geek was too. So if you want to see the fruits of the research:
http://www.thetailsection.com/2006/02/lost-one-of-them-timer-analysis-two.php
What did we do before computers that enable us to take detailed screen captures from our tv sets?
I am so glad I live in 2006 and not 1906.
posted by Jonathan Ziman at
2:52 PM
5 Comments:
Teddy Roosevelt was president in 1906. That is worth something. Traveling out west was really wonderful! News took longer to travel so the world seemed safer. There were still lions in North Africa. Kids played games outdoors rather than sit glued to video screens. People sang songs rather than listen to headphone music.
Not a bad life.
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Anonymous, at 4:54 PM
It all depends on your perspective...
I have no idea who Teddy Roosevelt is.
Traveling out west took months! In a bumpy wagon!
News took weeks to reach you, and you had to know morse code. So much for sending digital photos to your family overseas.
There were still lions in North Africa - watch out!
Kids were forced against their will to endure the harsh outdoors when they wanted to play.
People sang out loud - did you see the auditions for American Idol? We need less public singing and more private listening ;-)
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Jonathan Ziman, at 3:56 PM
very funny - and I know that people yearn for the good old days and the truth is that the good old days were not so good. But there are things that are lost that are precious.
We inhibit talent by having such a high standard of excellence set for us. (I have never seen American Idol so can not testify to the quality of that talent) In the "good old days" someone who could play an instrument at all was valued. Someone who could carry a tune was valued. These days, to get up and sing in a group is a nerve-wracking experience because everyone is comparing my voice to Pavorati or John Denver or whoever and comparing my guitar playing to Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton and Doc Watson. We don't sing in public and don't like it when someone else does because of this. This has not been a positive development of technology.
And I think when we live within the protected comforts of technology, we lose some of our spirituality. We begin to think we can control life and the universe and lose our appreciation for the fragility of life. It is good to be outside and tramp through the snow and realize that you could die if you were not protected from the elements.
We live an increasingly sterile existence, protected from heat and cold, protected from the realities of birth and death, protected from the reality of the source of our food (when is the last time you saw a cow butchered?), protected from the earth that God blessed by being incarnated in the elements of earth.
Going camping and having to catch or hunt what you need to eat and keeping warm by a fire is a blessing more than an inconvienence.
Two thoughts, neither developed very well, but perhaps you catch the drift.
Thanks for your blog.
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Anonymous, at 8:05 AM
Luddite.
Just kidding. I absolutely see your point.
It is interesting that growth and development most often take place outside of our comfort zone. And considering that Jesus had a habit of shaking things up wherever he went, I wonder about a life of ease and comfort where we are never really challenged or made to feel uncomfortable. Isn't there something by Nouwen along these lines? Maybe in, "In the Name of Jesus"? I should go look.
And trust me, you are not missing anything at all by not watching American Idol.
Except, it would probably make you feel really uncomfortable. So maybe it would be healthy?
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Jonathan Ziman, at 9:18 PM
"I wonder about a life of ease and comfort where we are never really challenged or made to feel uncomfortable..."
That statement made me think.
Does God deal with us differently than he dealt with, let's say, pioneering families at the turn of the century?
We don't have to work too hard to put fresh meat on the table- but that was an effort for them. Daily life was filled with the struggle to survive- Did God meet them there, at that point of struggle?
If so, where does He meet us now? I'd say, where we struggle- but the stressors are different- Did the pioneering families have to be shaken out of their complacency? Did they worry about their self-worth? reputation? ..
there are things common to us all- greed, lust, power, etc.. and I guess the point of this all is that while we can either long for "the old days" romanticising them or be glad that we have modern conveniences...God still deals with us at our points of want, need and weakness. New century, new sets of problems but the same fundamental problem- wanting to replace God with anything else.
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