tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221463968958795928.post4047655174544445054..comments2024-01-10T19:32:10.315-06:00Comments on Crossing Nebraska: Through the Lens of Deep TimeMark Robert Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17076744028132663843noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221463968958795928.post-88469882478398015682011-08-08T17:43:08.299-05:002011-08-08T17:43:08.299-05:00Hey Kristen! Actually, I think perception of time ...Hey Kristen! Actually, I think perception of time is very much related to this post. I think our experience of time speeds up as we grow older. As you aged from one year old to two, that extra year encompassed half of your life. Now that you are going from 24 years old to 25, this latest year represents 1/25 of your life. Each unit of time that we live becomes an ever-decreasing portion of our lived existence and, thus, seems to go faster. As I recall, my 25th birthday was one of my worst. You are now an adult - no ifs, ands, or buts! ;D Happy Birthday!<br /><br />Robert, thank you so much for your kind words. Coming from such a voracious reader as you are, I am very flattered. I'm happy whenever I can help someone see something in a new way. Thank you, also, for recommending Eiseley's autobiography. I'll have to check it out.<br /><br />Kristen, I'm glad you're interested in checking into Eiseley's work. He really brings vast expanses of time to life within this present moment.<br /><br />Thank you!Mark Robert Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076744028132663843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221463968958795928.post-81989723186197287892011-08-06T16:15:15.708-05:002011-08-06T16:15:15.708-05:00Bob, how old do you think I am? ;) I seem to have ...Bob, how old do you think I am? ;) I seem to have begun my quarter-life crisis a few months early. Any advice from either of you lovely gentlemen?<br /><br />I will definitely be looking for more of Eiseley's work. Thank you for introducing me to so many wonderful writers and viewpoints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221463968958795928.post-34570905712826281302011-08-05T17:18:59.513-05:002011-08-05T17:18:59.513-05:00Maku, I am replying to this from a hotel bar in De...Maku, I am replying to this from a hotel bar in Detroit. This post is in lieu of my customary sitting on Friday evening. First, your posts are getting more impressive each time! You have mastered the art of blogging. Second, thanks for hopefully bringing Eisely to the attention of some people. He deserves more recognition as not just a naturalist but a philosopher of man's place in nature. Third, your description of the Ashfall cataclysm is moving. Will some alien race in the future look upon our abandoned ruins and speculate on what befell us? Lastly, I really enjoyed the way you tied deep time with emptiness. I had never thought about it in those terms but it makes sense. Thanks for a real mind-expanding insight.<br />@Kristen, what would that milestone birthday be, I wonder? You can't be 25 yet.Robert Cropfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502158461696010998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221463968958795928.post-84923078314169758072011-08-05T12:41:24.831-05:002011-08-05T12:41:24.831-05:00My perception of time has certainly changed over t...My perception of time has certainly changed over the years. I know this isn't exactly related to your post, but now that I have what could be considered a milestone birthday approaching, I'm spending more time thinking about time. Quite the concept to ponder, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com