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Gödel and Einstein: Friendship and Relativity

This is a post copied whole cloth from an article by Palle Yourgrau as he was marketing his (then) recently published A World Without Time (2006). There have been any number of articles about both of these incredible thinkers. Despite a biting criticism (reposted in full at the bottom of this page) of Yourgrau’s book, IContinue reading “Gödel and Einstein: Friendship and Relativity”

KOSHINAGE

In class I presented three basic forms of koshinage from shomenuchi ikkyo. To start, assume the kihon response for ikkyo, but because uke was not controlled through the arm alone, uke starts to stand. Nage therefore responds by closing the gap (entering) while using the hand once on uke’s elbow to take uke’s hip, loadContinue reading “KOSHINAGE”

You Get What You Deserve

Thomas Jefferson quilled, “The government you elect is the government you deserve.” That is the unfortunate reality of a democracy; especially one dominated by the mushy-brained who believe government should and can effect social reforms, and those who have a moral crusade to wage. Portland is horrible in this regard. What was once understood toContinue reading “You Get What You Deserve”