Science is Great

I find myself pondering a lot about science. I know when I say "science" that I am referring to a very broad subject, but science doesn't need to be so broad. In fact it could be compared to a very small amount of pennies, they don't even have to be shiny pennies. Just as long as the pennies have a good mixture of nickle and copper. Speaking of which, did you know that it costs the U.S. 5 cents to print one penny?! But don't worry, they make up the costs through printing dollars. It only cost about 2 or 3 cents to print dollar bills. That's a big relief. I hate it when people don't think their ideas through enough and end up spending more on development then they get in return. Anyways, yeah, science is great, I'm sure you know what I mean.

Mountains

Well, lately I was in a large group of people and found myself pondering. Is it weird that I do most of my pondering in large groups of people? That isn't what I was pondering about, that is a question I just thought of for another ponder session. So I was thinking about mountains and people. It is so interesting how people and mountains are so similar. Not in the tectonic origins per se, but the intricate similarities in the personalities or mountainalities of the two subjects being pondered on. I was thinking of how most mountain ranges span north and south. That is so true of people. It is always north and south, up and down. There is rarely east to west, or side to side with people. And then I found myself saddened for a brief moment. Most people will never know the joy of going side to side instead of up and down, then in the midst of my pondering I received a personal breakthrough: I am different than most people. I am like the Uinta Mountains, which contrary to their other mountain friends, run east to west. I thought about this...deeply, mind you. While others run this race called life they are simply going up and down, north and south and are missing out on the interesting adventures that can be found when one goes east to west, side to side. My brief sadness spoken of earlier was replaced with joy as I realized how lucky I am that I go east to west, traveling the untrodden ground and loving every minute of it. Then I asked those up and downers around me if they knew what was different about the Uinta Mountains. I was answered by blank stares...figures.