Life, the Universe and Everything
Roger Gibby
Professionally, I am a computer programmer. I am an old dinosaur, who started out on mainframe computers and lived through the PC revolution. I acknowledge my shortcomings and my imperfections. I have an unrelenting desire to know "Why?" Writing gives me the outlet to explore the answers to these questions. Daily, my brain battles against its inherent tendency to believe, hoping to integrate rational thinking, logic and science in all it considers.
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Posts by Roger Gibby
The Most Common Book I See Read While Commuting
014 years
Every day I ride the train to and from work. Some commuters listen to music, text, sleep, or stare blankly into space. But most read; Kindles, iPads, cell phone, and some the old-fashioned way with paper books and newspapers. Of course, reading the news is the most common thing read. But what is the most […]
Bonne Journée
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Musings
The English word “journey” is from the French “journée,” meaning “day’s work.” In French to wish one a “Good Day,” one would say, “Bonne Journée”—to have a good day’s work. I like this idea that each and every day is a journey; a journey of exploring new and interesting things. This isn’t really conveyed in […]
It’s Nothing Personal, I Just Can’t Stand to be Around People
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Me 5.x
Recently, at work, the conversation turned, somehow, towards my inability to be in large groups of people and my hyper-sensitivity to any sensory input. One co-worker quickly diagnosed me as having Asperger’s Syndrome. At first, I thought, “Cool, they have a name for what I have.” But upon further investigation, I found that even though Asperger’s—a […]
Phantoms of the Past
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Scriblings
Phantoms of the Past Phantoms of the past Transform to fears of the future; A fear of giving, A fear of loving and living. As I sit in my own corner of the world Within my mind shadows dance to well played tunes. They surge with time and pierce my soul to the core. My […]
Interchangeability of “I Know” and “I Believe”
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Testing Faith
You would think that one would not have a problem separating what they know from what they believe. But Christians, when discussing their faith, will use these terms, perhaps unknowingly, to mean the same thing. I was witness to one such bizarre discussion this last Christmas. The discussion started out with the Christian believer stating […]
Hey, Abbott!
114 years
by Roger Gibby
in When Reason Fails
Is it just me or has half the population been replaced by pod-people? I keep having these “smeg” moments of “How could you possibly not know that?” My first such experience was when I was only 20 and an acquaintance of similar age had never heard of Abbott and Costello. How could you not have heard of […]
o_O
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Virtual Societies
Several months ago, I bought a PlayStation 3 game console in order to play Final Fantasy XIII. The PS 3 comes with the PS network so you can buy games online and download them to the console. It also comes with a virtual socializing environment called PlayStation Home. For those of you who have never experienced social […]
Closet Atheist
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Testing Faith
I think that I have been an atheist all of my life and never could admit it. I finally realized that I was an atheist about two years ago. It is ironic that a person of faith helped me realize that I had completely lost mine. My childhood dream had always been to be an […]
Don’t Panic
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Me 5.x
That is easier said than done, if you are having a panic attack. For people who do not have them, I think that it is difficult for them to understand this disorder. Some may think that those who suffer from them are weak and should just “suck it up.” Panic Disorder is not merely a […]
Welcome to My Brain Running Version 4.x
014 years
by Roger Gibby
in Me 5.x
Many have compared the brain to a computer running software. In the last couple of years I have come to see that this is much more a reality than I had once thought. As computers our brains are not perfect; they get old and breakdown, causing the software to behave erratic. However, the software is […]