Monday, September 25, 2006

Kered The Manraf

Hello. I am Kered the Manraf. If you couldn't tell from the previous posts (and you probably couldn't) I am a self-described intellectual. That means that I live in the world of the mind, which means that I would rather trust the evidence of my Mind than the evidence presented to me by my material senses. It also means that I am always mulling over the big questions in my mind. I am always thinking about concepts beyond the edge of my little world, but often not paying attention to the things underneath my nose.
I have been this way for even longer than I can remember, which is quite a long time. When I was only one and a half, my parents tell me, I spoke my first word. Most people's first words are something simple and easy to pronounce, like dada or mama. Mine was "moon." It was late in the evening, and the moon was almost full. My grandparents were visiting, and they kept pointing out the moon to me. My dad come home, and I pulled him over towards the window, pointing at the moon. I was saying the whole time, "Moon! Moon!" It is interesting that my first word was the name of one of the furthest visible objects in this world.
I have also always been rather philosophical. One of my earliest memories, from when I was about two or three, is of feeding the geese at the lake. It was in the afternoon, and I had been having lots of fun that day. I had had ice cream (with sprinkles), I had played in the park, and now I got to feed the geese. What funny creatures these geese were. They were almost as large, if not larger than me! I was tossing bread crumbs, as happy as could be, when one of the larger geese walked right up to me and bit me on the nose! It didn't really hurt, so after I got over the initial amazement, I just went on tossing bread. Later, when we were getting in the car, I told Mom what happened, and she laughed.
P.S. For those who were wondering, Oogamagook may very well continue to be a feature in this blog, if he is needed to help explore any strange concepts.

4 comments:

  1. there ain't no such thing as too much thinking
    There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch = TANSTAAFL

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  2. Anonymous9:02 PM

    Very nice post Derek... I like how you support your statement of being interested with what is beyond your world with the "moon" example. Really ties it together in my mind. I wonder what Oogamagook would think of such thinking... should people be concerned with what is outside their direct realm of influence?

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  3. Of course people should be concerned with what is outside their direct realm of influence; that's what makes them people. Of course, we shouldn't expect Oogamagook to know that; he is just a neanderthal. However, you can never know what to expect from that guy.

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  4. Hey, I just noticed David's wonderful grammar, and I am worried. Are we graded on grammar? I think it would be unfair for our teacher to grade us on grammar, because she never told us that we would be...Of course it could be David, and his "true" American spirit, no short-cuts for him. Anyway, nice post Derek, I feel like I have known you since childhood. Cya round.

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