Reality Me

Month: November 2015

  • How can I tell if I am living over a cave?

    I live in East Tennessee. By definition, I am probably living over a cave.

    Old timers who used to live in the neighborhood tell of a legendary cave that “we used to throw garbage into,” “dad pushed a car into it,” and “we dropped a fishing line with a weight on it and never found the bottom” yet I have never found this entrance.

    The creek behind my house on rainy days flows normally. On most days the creek has a trickle that goes underground about halfway behind the neighbor’s house. This is the strongest evidence to support a cave system.

    Question: 1) How do I confirm there is a cave? and 2) if I wanted to dig an entrance to the cave, how do I know how/where to dig such that I don’t just dig right beside the cave thus never finding it?

    Bonus question: If I verify my house is above a cave system, do I destroy the resale value of my home?

  • Data is beautiful

    Using a spreadsheet to figure out when the next time you’ll get laid is not as easy as one would imagine.

  • Deep Thoughts

    Sometimes it feels like there has been entirely too much sobriety in my life.

  • No more dreams

    My dreams have been replaced by the constant pursuit of the dollar. Society has succeeded in beating me down and erasing my soul. I am blank. I am an automaton. A cog in the wheel. I live for the sole purpose of moving money from one hand to the other.