New Formats

If you've been reading this blog lately, you will have noticed some changes. First off, I've added a title to the newer posts now, and the addition of colour to the date/title and to some key words in the text. As well, even though it's not too important, the date format now has periods between the numbers rather than slashes, just be

cause I think it looks cool. Finally, the time of post is a part of the title. This is the time that I started writing. All times will be in Alberta time unless otherwise specified. So there you go, the summary of changes.

Addiionally, you might have noticed the absence of ads on this blog since it's inception. There are two reasons for that. Firstly, I've never liked flashy ads when I'm trying to read, and wouldn't want people being distraced by stupid ads when contemplating the deep philosophical topics on here. Second, because I'm not 18 yet, I wouldn't be able to get any profit from the ads. So basically, if I ever do introduce ads, you can be sure they will be plain text ads, and that I will profit from every click :D

Ok, I'll write up my last description of my 3 most powerful words in English. The last one is really actually a word that belongs with a question. I hear it all the time, and can be one of the hardest questions to answer. That word is why. Or more commonly, "Why?", because we almost always will phrase it as a question. In fact, can you think of any use of why that isn't a question? I certainly can't...

I allude to Calvin and Hobbes a lot here, but that is simply because they make such great points. This next strip illustrates one of his better why questions.

Just for everyone's information, I'm using transmogrifier.org to get all my Calvin and Hobbes strips.

It's not a direct why question, but it might as well be. And it really poses a good question. Why do we fight with each other? It just doesn't make too much sense. But the reason why is my third most powerful word is not because of the questions it poses, but because it creates a reason for change. If we just accept things for the way they are, nothing will ever change. Case in point, if no one ever questioned why we fight in wars, nothing could be done about it. So because of the use of why, changes can be made by those who ask it. Again, if we didn't ask why we do things, nothing would happen. It is because of why that changes happen.

I don't have many other arguments for the use and power of why, but I'm going to leave that to you. Think about what the words hate, love and why mean to you, and how they apply to your lives. Just keep it in mind when you use those words, and see how seriously you're using them. Do you really hate school? Do you really love those shoes? Are you serious when you ask why?

Graham