Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Did you know on 02-02-2020 there will be 8, yes, 8 different times of 02s? There will be 02:02:02, 02:02:20, 02:20:02, 02:20:20, and then in military time we also have 20:02:02, 20:02:20, 20:20:02 and 20:20:20, all on 02-02-2020. Or if you prefer the European dating, all on 2020-02-02. That’s a lot of 02s, and to…

My nephew loves puzzles. It could be a physical one he needs a solid surface and lots of room for or one on the tablet that he just swipes the pieces in place. Physical or electronic, he loves figuring out where each piece goes, (and he’s pretty good at it). Watching him work you never…

Have you ever been lost? You could have been lost in the woods or lost in an amusement park. Perhaps you got lost while driving in a new city or state. Maybe you got lost in the new shopping complex near your house or it could be as simple as being lost in thought. Whether…

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe it’s now 2020. Time flies, whether you’re having fun or not. But it is especially nice when you are having fun. I heard a joke a few weeks before the new year. Whether you’re near-sighted or far-sighted, next year we’ll all see 2020. Corny, but it works.

Negative or positive? Good or bad? Hope or Hopeless? These are questions I ask myself everyday. Should I be negative or positive about this or that situation? Is man inherently good or bad? Is there hope for us or is it completely hopeless? Not easy questions to ask and certainly not enjoyable to explore. However,…

I just looked and it’s been over a month since I’ve written. I didn’t think it had been that long, but as they say, time flies when you’re too tired to do anything. And that’s where I’ve been, in the land of tired. It’s not so much that I don’t have the desire to do…

The 50th anniversary of the first moon landing was a few days ago. Fifty years ago three guys rode an exploding silo over 220,00 miles and stepped out onto the void of the moon. That’s an incredible feat. To me that is awe inspiring. To others that “was fifty years ago.” To those others I…

If there is anything my time living has taught me is that life is not fair. Realizing that is not an invitation to be a jerk of a person. Rather, the realization is meant to free us from the burden of idea of a perfect life. Being free from that burden allows us to live…

A few months back before Christmas I was thrown a surprise birthday party. It was definitely a surprise, I had no idea or a clue. Even all the way into walking into the house I thought it was a Christmas party. It wasn’t until the yell of “surprise!” that it dawned on me what was…