Feb 8, 2010

something to start with

every month, starting in March, I will post some random topic for discussion.  so stay tuned for some rather bizarre subject matter.
post your comments, ideas, thoughts, or opinions on the topic of the month. or feel free to start another topic for discussion.

Feb 3, 2010

cerebral cafe

The Cerebral Cafe is now open for business.
Most anything philosophical is open for discussion.
Come in, pull up a chair and take a load off.

Okay, I know what you're thinking: just what the heck is the "Cerebral Cafe"?
Well, let me answer that in two parts:

According to Webster's Dictionary of the English language:
Cerebral adj. pertaining to the brain; relating to the cerebral hemispheres; marked by intellectual rather than passionate qualities.
Cafe n. a place where coffee, other drinks, and occasionally food is served.
So there, in a nutshell, is the whole purpose of the Cafe: keeping the brain active with ideas and discussing them over coffee.
Could life be so simple? :)

I find all sorts of topics interesting and intriguing.  My library contains a wide range of subjects - everything from "The Hobbit" to Isaac Asimov to socio-biology to UFO's and aliens to the value of zero.  I read and discuss all sorts of topics: from science and technology, to ESP, to space and astronomy, to the bizarre and mundane.  Years ago my friends and I would do "all-nighters" drinking coffee and talking about all sorts of things.  And back then, let me tell you, the coffee was gross!!

So, what fires up your neurons?  What puts your brain into overdrive?
And, no, nothing like finances, politics, or sports [boring...]
What topics do you like to chat about over a cup of java?
Are you a right-brain or left-brain thinker?  Artist or Mathematician?
What wonders of the this universe, or others entrance you?
What mysteries of the mind do you find astonishing?
What do you talk about to stretch your cerebral cortex?
What do you find fascinating: past, present, or future?
We ponder those and other topics at the Cafe.