Asymptomatic

There must be intelligent life down here

Nix the NEA
April 30, 2003

Last night I watched some of Real Time on HBO, hosted by Bill Maher.  The guests, Clive Barker, Ann Coulter, and D.L. Hughley, were talking about the arts and funding.  Of concern was funding the arts with federal tax dollars.  There was a general consensus that the arts should not be funded with taxes.  Strangely, this is a sentiment that I do not agree with.

Since most people can probably get along without ever experiencing great works of art, I wonder if there's a benefit to it.  My real question is one of soul.  We can go through the machinations of work and family every day, but there is an underlying essence, whether ethereal or divine, that needs to be enriched to make us whole people.

Enneagram
April 29, 2003

I took one of those crazy online quizzes today to determine my personality type via an Enneagram.  Here is the result:

I find this test disturbing because it seems reasonably accurate and revealing.  Usually I don't take these things.  Actually, the truth is that I took another quiz earlier today based on extensive scientific research that told me that I would die by being hit with a meteor.  So you can see my hesitation to post anything that asks, "Which of these three colors do you choose?"