Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
“Dark Matter”. Here’s my take.
Jim Adams always gives us something to think about! This week at Friday Faithfuls, Jim’s fascinating theme is “Dark Matter”. Jim has asked us to respond to this theme by writing anything about mass, energy or gravity, or discuss galaxy rotation, or explain how light bends around distant objects, or write about how dark matter is responsible for the detailed patterns, or temperature fluctuations that are seen in cosmic microwave background radiation, or if you think that dark matter comes from the Star Wars Dark Side of the Force, or anything else that you feel fits.
I can’t lie. I know zip-a-dee-doo-dah about dark matter. My knowledge of the subject would fit on the point of a pin; the only dark matter I’m aware of is the black hole in my bedroom which is my closet! What I do know a little something about is music and choosing an appropriate song to accompany a story.
Here’s my response to Jim Adam’s theme. This is “Dark Matter” by Pearl Jam.
Thanks to Jim Adams for keeping us aware and on the ball. And thanks to you all for stopping by for a look and a listen.
That’s all she wrote, kids. See you on the flip side. 😎
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‘I know zip-a-dee-doo-dah about dark matter’–did you hear me give a silent cheer when I read your response?! 😂 That would have been my response, too. Oh, but your musical selection is spot on!
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Was that you? I thought someone got goosed in Space Mountain! 😂
No way could I pass up Eddie Vedder and the gang. I’m glad you liked it.
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Just as astronomical dark matter is unseen but holds gravitational, binding power, this Pearl Jam song ‘Dark Matter’ describes toxic, unseen forces that shape daily life and cause suffering and maybe it is a message telling us to try and navigate, survive, and call out the negative darkness that is present in the world. Nice response, Nancy. Maybe you will like my post next week better where I will be discussing Mathematical Spaces, or maybe not.
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Laughing here, Jim. Did I ever tell you I was allowed to drop math in the middle my first year of high school? I struggled so much with numbers, I became a nervous wreck and developed a phobia. I would get physically sick before class every day; the teachers and principal finally took pity on me and allowed me to double up on English, History and Religion …. one double course each year for the next three years of school. It was a blessing for everyone and as I grew into adulthood, I never once found myself in a position where I wished I knew more math.
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There are a lot of bad math teachers who focus on students doing problems, instead of trying to get them to understand what is happening inside of these math problems. Math can be fascinating if you are able to understand it.
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Bill and our son David love math. They were very handy to have around when I needed to revise the measurements in a recipe or figure out how much wallpaper to buy!
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My cousin was trying to figure out the amount of carbohydrates in a single serving of a desert that listed the total carbs and it listed the number of servings, and I did that in my head while she grabbed her calculator which determined that I was correct.
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