Here Is Today

Posted on 2013-06-02 by arjaybe

Photo credit: hereistoday.com

Photo credit: hereistoday.com

Here’s an interesting diversion sent to me by my brother, George Bowering. Caution: he’s been known to mess with his own Wikipedia site. It was sent to him by Spider Robinson, who says he got it from John Varley. Quoting Spider Robinson:

“Here’s the broadest possible perspective:

http://hereistoday.com/

Sent me today by John Varley. Just keep clicking “Okay,” at whatever rate suits you. The further I went, the slower I clicked.

Spider”

Perspective is right. I hope you enjoy it.

rjb

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Jim has fought forest fires and controlled traffic in the air and on the sea. Now he writes stories.
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8 Responses to Here Is Today

  1. emmylgant says:
    2013-06-02 at 13:35

    A spec. No, an almost-illusion on a spec is what I am, even if I am made of stardust. That is quite a perspective.

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  2. arjaybe says:
    2013-06-02 at 13:46

    It’s amazing that our minds can conceive it.

    rjb

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  3. arjaybe says:
    2013-06-02 at 13:58

    Insignificant? Remember what they said in Green Comet. A bacterium might be small, but it’s not insignificant.-)

    rjb

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  4. arjaybe says:
    2013-06-02 at 14:16

    Hug back. And one for that little girl, too.-)

    rjb

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  5. Laird Smith says:
    2013-06-02 at 15:54

    And we are here and now. I guess you could ask, why now?Today? I guess you could answer why not?

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  6. arjaybe says:
    2013-06-02 at 16:01

    Coincidentally, I’ve been listening to the show Tapestry on the CBC and they were discussing the topic, “Why is there something rather than nothing?”

    rjb

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