Monday, March 29, 2010

Juxtaposed: Ideas and people

I am off traveling, so I scheduled this thoughtless post for today.  It's a juxtaposition of conventional wisdom!
Wisdom #1: I have nothing against God or spirituality.  I just don't like organized religion, with all its human corruption.

Wisdom #2: I draw a careful distinction between people and their ideas.  Even as I criticize ideas, I have respect for the people who hold them.
See you next week!

Friday, March 26, 2010

Fast clock, slow clock

Another original puzzle I wrote years ago...

I have a clock next to my bed, nothing particularly special about it.  But there is something wrong with it.  Most of the day, it tells the right time.  But every day, there are times when the clock is an hour fast.  At another time of day, the clock is an hour slow.

What's wrong with my clock?

Solution posted