Mulitverse

I've long enjoyed playing with the idea of the multiverse. The basic idea is that there exists and infinite number of universes that represent all the various permutation and potential outcome that are possible. You can easily squeeze the notion or reincarnation or some manner of post-death experience into its theoretical constraints. It's a great topic for the end of evening when everyone has had enough to drink. All that being said, this particular aspect of the multiverse theory is particularly beguiling. 

...and it not Batman, who? 

Catching up.

It's been a while since I've posted anything. Here, at least, are a few pictures.

 

We did some hikes at Flaming Geyser State Park, 

Old Sauk Trail, 

and the Boulder River Trail. 

I've hung out with some magnificent scoundrels (Art Block and Ted Rutherford), 

some vicious beasts (Kepler, Tycho, and Xena), 

and other cosmopolitan characters.

I've watched a feral-rescue kitty turn into a rotundo-mundo, 

the grape vines I planted three years ago start to produce, 

and a dragonfly that "looks like a cheetah" according to Karl. 

Of course, I went to the Oregon Country Fair,

immersed myself in the counter-culture (such as it is these days), 

donned my hippie gear, 

enjoyed the silliness 

and the art,

and the random gifts from friends. 

We camped with this crew, 

and I worked with this one. 

The real world let itself be know almost immediately after the Fair ended, but it was only a minor inconvenience. 

Upon returning home I explored the wilds of our basement. Good thing I brought the Minecraft torch.

Karl had his 12th birthday, and his parents are officially starting to embarrass him.

That's it for now. May all your sunsets be beautiful and speckled with dragonflies.

Yahoo! Travel Says Yes to Michigan

As a Michigan ex-pat I've grown accustomed to listening to pretty much everyone rip on my old home state. Most everyone just thinks about the wasteland of Detroit and rust belt stereotypes and moves on to thoughts of more exotic locales like Cleveland, Indianapolis, or Buffalo.

Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised when (for what it's worth) Yahoo! Travel tossed a little love Michigan's way. Say 'yes.'

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/the-definitive-and-final-ranking-of-all-50-states-122796477147.html