I Know You're Right Here: A Reply to Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here
       by Pink Floyd

So, so you think you can tell

Heaven from Hell,
Blue sky's from pain.
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
And how we found
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.


For some reason, as I was listening to this song on the radio the other day, I thought it needed a reply.

No, I cannot tell
heaven from hell
without you by my side
everything's the same
the colors are gone
and its always pouring rain
there's nothing left to tell

how can I compare
why I chose this enveloping cage
instead of the world I breathe
without you wandering by
gone in the ashes of the morning
gone in the cool sea breeze
yet the emptiness clangs
and the dreams fall with the rain

oh how I wish, how I wish you were here
they say you always go home again
but its never, never the same
the ghosts are all new
and the leaks change room
despite all that and the wall
as I walk along the broken way
I know you're right here

Musical Progressions

http://thinkingintermsof.scienceblog.com/2013/03/08/the-science-of-music-and-algorithms/

This article is really cool. I remember learning 'rules' of music composition in my eighth grade special music class. I cannot help but think of some of Isaac Asimov's stories when things like this come up. Some of his stories dealt with how humans would respond to the changes in ourselves with technology. Who knows what the future will bring.

We, those previously at headquarters, had a wonderful reunion today to celebrate the launching of a career of one of our members. It was awesome.

Easy Visual Science Saturday

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/02/22/friday-cephalopod-octophotography/

I read two articles today, however they both befit a Saturday in which I have already baked six different kinds of breads and crackers and run nine miles. Meaning of course that they are easy and cool reads. The first is really short article, but highly entertaining. The author of the article went sea diving and the octopus he was video taping stole his camera! The picture at the top is just one still frame from the video and I highly recommend watching the three minute octopus movie. Who knows, it may become the next big thing and you don't want to miss out on seeing the first. The music is quite appropriate and plays into the emotion of the video very well. It is a wonderful adventure. :)


http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2013/02/22/for-the-love-of-science/

The second article I read is a very accurate description of how everyone is a scientist. I think that lots of people forget that they are scientists and exploring their worlds. The point of view adds a little bit of fun to the way we learn and grow everyday, but most people move away from understanding themselves as scientists because they were no good at academic science. There is a large difference between academic science and the exploration of the world we all do as scientists. The pictures in the article not only help make some of the points the author is trying to make about the way we advanced in academic science because of the differences between scientific theories and the actuality, but also are really cool and pretty. Especially the last one. So I suggest you make it to the end of the article just to see the picture. Reading about science won't hurt you either. ;)