scottobear | 8152 - The Giant Snail is coming! Stroll for your lives! (Reply)

Taking a short week this time, Thursday and Friday off to celebrate the b'day.

Dan wants to go see that documentary about Indigo children, I might or might not go with. He really *wants* to believe in kids with special, possibly supernatural abilities (like laying on of hands helaing, etc)... I'd be fascinated to see some empirical evidence. Surprisingly, he was a little taken aback at my skepticism, and mentioned (I paraphrase, because I don't remember his quote exactly) - "Well, it's a commonly held belief in Christian circles that there is a kid in Vietnam that can cure folks by touch". I got a bit snarky with him, and replied that it was also a commonly held belief with those folks that after about six weeks of rain, the entire planet was underwater except for one guy's family and a boatload of animals. Just because a lot of people believe something isn't enough for me to go along with it "just because". At least give me a little math and something to work with.

I'm perfectly willing to believe that cool weirdness is out there, but I'd like to test it before just saying some magic kid can cure disease and see the future.

[later, after doing a bit of google-sniffing]

Upon doing a little cursory research, it sounds like a likely explanation is a "New Age" apologist way of excusing a child's bad behavior. Just because a kid is hyperactive or gifted doesn't mean that they're a Dalai Lama.

Dan must've overheard a little snippet from somewhere. He can't possibly buy into this stuff, being a teacher and having some observational skills. Despite their claims to the contrary, no proponent of "indigo children" has ever provided a single piece of verifiable evidence to support their claims. The stuff I've come across so far is up there with nonsense like other psychic healer stuff. The biggest proponent of this hubbub is a "channeller" who claims to be in contact with an alien named Kryon who speaks and shares knowledge through a human host.

I wonder if this'll be the next self-diagnosed "asperger's syndrome" / "otherkin" in that a bunch of socially retarded people will flock to the description and use it as an excuse to define why they behave badly, and view themselves as better/more intelligent/etc than other folks.

My preliminary opinion : The "Indigo Child phenomenon" is a crock. I'm actually a little annoyed that I spent 15 minutes doing research on something so ridiculous... and I have no issues searching the web for pictures of monkeys with guns or David Hasselhoff singing "Hooked on a Feeling". I almost wonder if Danny planted that seed on purpose to yank my chain a little bit.

Ah well, at least I can speak intelligently on the subject if it decides to pop up in conversation with some of my more mystically-oriented associates . I was really hoping for some good information on common themes of child prodigies.

Moment of Lyric : (youtube movie here, thanks to instantloser)

Well Daft Punk is playing at my house, my house
I'll show you the ropes kid, show you the ropes
I got a bus and a trailer at my house, my house
I'll show you the ropes kid, show you the ropes
I bought 15 cases for my house, my house
All the furniture is in the garage

Well, Daft Punk is playing at my house, my house
You've got to set them up kid, set them up
You've got to set 'em up ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set 'em up ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set them up, set them up

Well Daft Punk is playing at my house, my house
I've waited 7 years and 15 days
There's every kid for miles at my house, my house
And the neighbors can't...call the police
There's a fist fight brewin' at my house, my house
Because the jocks can't...get in the door

When Daft Punk is playing at my house, my house
You've got to set them up kid, set them up
You've got to set 'em up ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set 'em up ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set them up, set them up
You've got to set 'em up ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set 'em up ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set them up, set them up

(cowbell)

Well everybody's lined up at my house, my house
And Sara's girlfriend is working the door
Got everybody's PA at my house, my house
All the robots descend from the bus
There's a freakout brewin' at my house, my house
In the basement...

'Cause Daft Punk is playing at my house, my house
You've got to set them up kid, set them up
You've got to set 'em up ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set 'em up ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set them up, set them up
You've got to set 'em ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set 'em ooh ooh yeah
You've got to set them up, set them up

And never never let them go
No never never never let them go
Oh never never never let them go
Let 'em go

Never never never let them go
Oh never never never let them go
Never never never let them go
Let them go...

Downtown

Newt chilling out with me during call on Sunday.... I tried to phone post it yesterday, but it didn't make it for some reason.

Best quote heard yesterday via

ilenebook -"Don't think of yourself as an ugly person, just a beautiful monkey."

1 year ago - Mel out of hospital, AVG good, Mona booboo, gene kelly vw ad, oddball personal names list, beach place cam

2 years ago - Key west, Antarctica dollars, new matter, noting some filter styles for the heck of it.

3 years ago - cool dream, birthday poll, Phrases I use/have passed on, got a jornada (it retired early)

4 years ago - gold star, lego horror, haiku, tattoo poll, Random phone message memory, happy things

5 years ago - fat albert, SOP, Friends list fluke, mocha, QotD

testing a new map