Butterflies & Hurricanes

Earlier today I sat atop the Staller Steps as I munched on a sandwich, watching a large group of students play a friendly albeit competitive game of football. The weather was particularly nice, although the grey sky cast down across the buildings and landscape, leaving no trace of direct sunlight shining down.
I then started to think about all those personal problems, thoughts and memories we all ponder over in our private free time. But I also looked about my surroundings and couldn't help but listen to the passing conversations of other students.
Against my better judgement I began to think about the sad things that accompany life, the sky doing well in fueling those emotions; society in general, social predicaments, attitudes towards one another, becoming old, etc.
As I thought about how sad and depressing life can be, I also thought about how happy and joyful it can get; music, the green, vibrant plants, the sun, laughter.
I put those thoughts together, and was surprised to see that, at least in my mind, things seemed to balance out.
It was actually a pretty interesting thought process, and I discovered how life is filled with both butterflies and hurricanes.

Blogging

Now that I have been blogging (over and over again) I feel like I am complaining about a lot of things.

Why does blogging make everyone look at the negative? Truthfully, I do not see it as a necessary tool. Why am I doing it? Is it because it is what everyone else is doing it or is it because I may get asked in a job interview if I bog? Perhaps I am just a zombie and I need to do it to get a good grade in this class?

I personally do not feel the need to put my feelings on a blog site for everyone to see and I never read anyone's blog. I don't really care what people think.

But as I go through the process (like a Zombie) I am going to make an effort to have an optimistic look on things. So, all you bloggers out there, stay tuned.

Dan Gulino #8 Thoughts

Since the existence of human beings, we have always pondered “how did this all start?” Before people developed the proper technology and knowledge to fully investigate such a question, the concept of spontaneous generation was widely accepted. . It was believed that living things were created from decaying, already dead organic matter. Also, due to the heavy influence of religion, not many scientists fully researched a topic so controversial with the church. However, in today’s day and age, science can point us in the right direction to discover where did it all really come from?
Sure enough, in 2008, scientists discovered some 3.5 billion year old volcanic rock with traces of carbon that was once made up of living organisms. One scientist called the rock “some of the oldest most robust evidence of life.” In 1970, a team of scientists unexpectedly bumped into a thriving ecosystem around a hot water vent deep under the Pacific Ocean. This provides evidence that life can thrive deep under the water, in a water-based environment. Basic organic molecules spew from these volcanic vents, and could be the birthplace of life on planet earth.
-GulinoGanders