Author Archives: Billy

The Psychology of Moral Safety

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Billy

I’ve had a question for a while now: Why do people who crusade against a particular “moral evil” so often struggle against it personally and fall prey to it, sometimes very publicly? In my opinion, it happens too often to … Continue reading →

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Philosophy of a 4-year-old

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Billy

Setting: back yard T: “I wish it was pillow day. Where there are pillows everywhere.” Dad: “Pillows everywhere?” T: “Yeah, and all the pillows are filled with candy.” On not having arms “Without arms you couldn’t throw out the compost.” … Continue reading →

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Things Grownups Do

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Billy

(according to Teresa) Put out balloons for birthday parties Reach the sink1 Make a hole in the ground Drink coffee Make a happy face Grow flowers Pull out weeds Eat sour plant2 Make honey water3 And that’s all. 1 Without … Continue reading →

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Difficult

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Billy

Parental responsibility: resolving disputes. Teresa: Dad, Maya said that difficult is hard. And I said that difficult is easy. Can you please tell the best way? Me: Mm-hmm. Is difficult easy for you? Teresa: Yes.

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Time and Beauty

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Billy

Here is an article that I just read that I love. It describes time as an emergent property of the universe; that is, it’s not a fundamental thing—instead, it arises from other, more basic things. I’m not sure what those … Continue reading →

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Focus Distance

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Billy

Ever since I was little, I liked to see what I could do with my eyes. Cross them (which I learned from Mom), shake them (which I learned from a fellow fourth-grader), focus and de-focus them (which I think I’ve … Continue reading →

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Log Cabin Era Technology

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Billy

Me: Can you imagine not having computers? Georgia: Yeah; Laura and Mary didn’t. That’s right, in Little House on the Prairie, they didn’t have computers.

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Now, in yellow

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Billy

We finally got the camera and computer working together again: Billy, Bahiyyih, Teresa, Maya, and Georgia

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Some Desktop Backgrounds

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Billy

Lately, I’ve been reading little bits from The Tabernacle of Unity, a recent translation of some of Bahá’u’lláh’s Writings. I haven’t gotten very far in the book, partly because I’ve wanted to keep some of its excerpts around in a … Continue reading →

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More work, more progress

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Billy

Here are the fruits of Bahiyyih‘s and my latest collaboration. To the tune of The first one is the first one: Oh, the fish swim in the ocean The sharks swim in the sea Won’t some kindly mer[maid/man] Come and … Continue reading →

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