so recently my three year old son, roman xavier (yes that is his first name – so what if there are two of them, that is just how his mom and i roll), broke my brand new ipad 2. and by brand new i mean i have had it for three weeks now. and by break i mean he was watching voltron on netflix with the ipad on his lap, he moved, it fell, the screen cracked.
geekery par excellence
10 Apr
as those who know me may attest, i am a a geek of stereotypical proportions. that is to say that i have a certain fondness, appreciation and affinity for all things deemed “geek”-worthy. from to tolkien to asimov; from spock to chewie; from technology to hacking – i have embraced this as my life aesthetic.
this persona, however, has certain expectations – as my five year old daughter once quipped – “dad, i didn’t know you are a computer guy”. it comes with the territory. to put it another way, my family cares little that i hold an m.a., am a pastor, and have not held a technical job for fifteen years – they still call when they break their computers.
it’s the little things
27 Mar
being a lifelong geek there are moments in may life where validation comes in the most unexpected ways. let me explain.
as i grew up in the late eighties/early nineties one of the most influential shows i watched was star trek the next generation. now my fascination with the show went far beyond fan boy geekery – i have always had a deep longing to understand my universe better. you see what made it such a compelling show is that it dealt with a great deal of philosophical ideas – from the origin of life, to the existing of all possible worlds, to the limits of human expression.
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