First paragraphs of five essays I might like to write someday

The Turbocharged Turtle

A lot of people think that all turtles are slow but this could not be any further from the truth. Take the case of Speed Turtle. On a good day, he's fast as all get out. Then, on a bad day, he might be slower than molasses. What accounts for the difference in speed? That's what we aim to find out.

The Quantum Collapse

It seems like everyone has experienced déjà vu at least once in their life. Déjà vu is the feeling that something that you've experienced has happened before but you have no conscious recollection of the past experience in question. The basis for this phenomenon has been chalked up to many different things. We will examine those here and in addition to that I'd like for us to examine another avenue of exploration in an attempt to explain what déjà vu really is. In so doing we'll hopefully learn more about ourselves.

The Still Small Voice

God speaks to us in many different ways. Sometimes God's voice is a shout, a whisper, or inaudible. Sometimes He speaks to us in the third-person (through someone else), reveals Himself through nature, or by showing us signs. The above mentioned things are just a few ways that He can communicate with us. I'd like to describe to you how He has spoken to me in the past and what all that He showed me.

The Network

Just where is your mind? This is a question that philosophers have explored for hundreds of years. There is not a concise answer to this question nevertheless we'll attempt to address this issue with the great attention that it deserves. We'll also have a look at how are minds are all connected. Hopefully after reading this you'll have a better understanding of yourself and your place in the universe.

Lucid Landscapes

Dreams, particularly dreams where the dreamer is aware that he/she is dreaming (lucid dreams) and/or contain something of a special significance, are a fascinating thing. Most dreams aren't of the lucid variety. Everyday we dream about something. Most dreams it is said we do not recall. Of those that we can recall, they haven't any special meaning or significance most usually. Every once and a while someone has a dream that does contain significant elements --- something in the unconscious mind is somehow connected to something that has or will happen in reality. Here we will examine lucid dreaming and have a look at some dreams that I've had where there might have been some special meanings.